pun
nounmasculine/tɾukɐˈdiʎu/medium
tro·ca·di·lho
Definition
A play on words that exploits similarity in sound or ambiguity of meaning to create a humorous or witty effect.
His speech was full of clever puns.
"A spider scratches the frog" is a classic example of a pun.
Common collocations
make a punplay on wordsbad pun
Etymology
De 'trocar' + sufixo '-ilho'.