English

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Etymology

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From Middle French, from Italian pasquinata, from Pasquino, name given to a statue in Rome on which lampoons were posted.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pasquinade (countable and uncountable, plural pasquinades)

  1. A lampoon, originally as published in public; a satire or libel on someone.

Verb

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pasquinade (third-person singular simple present pasquinades, present participle pasquinading, simple past and past participle pasquinaded)

  1. (transitive) To satirize (someone) by using a pasquinade.

References

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  1. ^ pasquinade”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.