baldaquino

Portuguese

baldaquino de Bernini

Alternative forms

• baldaquim

Etymology

From Italian baldacchino, from Baldacca (“Baghdad”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baw.daˈkĩ.nu/ [baʊ̯.daˈkĩ.nu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bal.dɐˈki.nu/ [baɫ.dɐˈki.nu]

• Hyphenation: bal‧da‧qui‧no

Noun

baldaquino m (plural baldaquinos)

1. (art, architecture) canopy, baldaquin

Further reading

• “baldaquino”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “baldaquino”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Noun

baldaquino m (plural baldaquinos)

1. alternative form of baldaquín

Further reading

• “baldaquino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025