sicofante

Italian

Etymology

From Latin sȳcophanta (“informer, trickster”), from Ancient Greek συκοφάντης (sukophántēs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /si.koˈfan.te/
Rhymes: -ante
Hyphenation: si‧co‧fàn‧te

Noun

sicofante m (plural sicofanti)

sycophant, toady; lackey; hireling
informer, spy

Anagrams

infocaste, infoscate, sfociante

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sikoˈfante/ [si.koˈfãn̪.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ante
Syllabification: si‧co‧fan‧te

Noun

sicofante m (plural sicofantes)

Alternative spelling of sicofanta

Further reading

“sicofante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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