n.
Pronunciation: ˌ pa-r ə -n ō - ' m ā -zh( ē -) ə , ˌ pa- ˌ rä-n ə - ' m ā -
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from paronomazein to call with a slight change of name, from para- + onoma name ― more at NAME
Date: 1577
: a play on words : PUN
– par · o · no · mas · tic \ - ' mas-tik \ adjective