calavera

English

Etymology

Spanish calavera. Doublet of calvaria.

Noun

calavera (plural calaveras)

1. sugar skull

Anagrams

• Caravela

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /kə.ləˈve.ɾə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /kə.ləˈbe.ɾə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ka.laˈve.ɾa/

Noun

calavera f (plural calaveres)

1. skull
2. (masculine) libertine, playboy
   • 2004, Fany Tur Riera, "6 de maig de 1838. Assassinat a ses Feixes" in Eivissa, Institut d'Estudis Eivissencs, Número 41, p 38 (282):

     Tenia fama d'haver estat un calavera de fadrí.

     He had the reputation of having been a libertine bachelor.

Derived terms

• calaverada

Further reading

• “calavera” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin calvāria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalaˈbeɾa/, [kalaˈβeɾa]

Noun

calavera f (plural calaveras)

1. skull
2. death's-head hawkmoth
3. libertine, playboy, party animal
4. (Mexico) taillight

Derived terms

• descalabrar

Further reading

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