patíbulo

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See also: patibulo

Spanish

Etymology

Latin patibulum, compare Italian patibolo.

Pronunciation

Noun

patíbulo m (plural patíbulos)

  1. gallows
    • 1962, Julio Cortázar, “Simulacros”, in Historias de cronopios y de famas:
      La policía llegó en momentos en que la familia, reunida en la plataforma, comentaba favorablemente el buen aspecto del patíbulo.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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