catafalco
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian catafalco.
Pronunciation[edit]
- enPR: kă'təfălʹkō
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkætəˈfælkəʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkætəˈfælkoʊ/
Noun[edit]
catafalco (plural catafalcoes)
- Alternative form of catafalque
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian catafalco.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: ca‧ta‧fal‧co
Noun[edit]
catafalco m (plural catafalcos)
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *catafalicum, derived from Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “down”) + Latin fala (“scaffolding, wooden siege tower”). Also influenced scaffold.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
catafalco m (plural catafalchi)
- catafalque (platform used to display or convey a coffin)
- hearse, bier
- (figuratively, humorous) Something excessively voluminous or cumbersome.
- stage (elevated platform for performances)
Descendants[edit]
- → English: catafalco
- → French: catafalque
- → English: catafalque
- → Galician: catafalco
- → Portuguese: catafalco
- → Spanish: catafalco
References[edit]
- catafalco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian catafalco.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
catafalco m (plural catafalcos)
- catafalque, catafalco
- Synonym: essa
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian catafalco.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
catafalco m (plural catafalcos)
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