verbum sap

[ vur-buh m sap ]
/ ˈvɜr bəm ˈsæp /

a word to the wise is sufficient; no more need be said.
Also verb. sap. [vurb sap] /ˈvɜrb ˈsæp/, ver·bum sat [vur-buh m sat] /ˈvɜr bəm ˈsæt/.

Origin of verbum sap

1640–50; short for Latin verbum sapientī sat est