maschera

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin mascara, *mascra, masca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ske.ra/
• Rhymes: -askera
• Hyphenation: mà‧sche‧ra

Noun

maschera f (plural maschere)

1. mask
2. surface, fiction
3. cinema attendant (takes tickets, shows patrons to their seats)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• mascheraio
• mascheramento
• mascherare

• mascherata
• mascherina
• mascherone

Descendants

All are borrowed.

• Catalan: màscara
• Cimbrian: maskera
• Galician: máscara
• Middle French: masque
  • French: masque (see there for further descendants)
  • → English: mask
• Spanish: máscara
  • → Polish: maszkara
• Portuguese: máscara

See also

• carnevale

Anagrams

• marasche, marchesa