macabro

Italian

Etymology

From French macabre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ka.bro/
• Rhymes: -akabro
• Hyphenation: mà‧ca‧bro

Adjective

macabro (feminine macabra, masculine plural macabri, feminine plural macabre)

1. macabre

Derived terms

• macabramente

Further reading

• macabro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• Marcabò

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French macabre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈka.bɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈka.bɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈka.bɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈka.bɾu/ [mɐˈka.βɾu]

• Rhymes: -abɾu
• Hyphenation: ma‧ca‧bro

Adjective

macabro (feminine macabra, masculine plural macabros, feminine plural macabras)

1. macabre (ghastly, shocking, terrifying)

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Spanish

Etymology

From French macabre, of uncertain origin; most commonly believed to be a corruption of the biblical name Maccabees.

Some derive it from Arabic مَقَابِر (maqābir, “cemetery”), plural of مَقْبَرَة (maqbara).

Adjective

macabro (feminine macabra, masculine plural macabros, feminine plural macabras)

1. macabre

Further reading

• “macabro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014