calvario

See also: Calvario and calvário

Galician

A calvario at Baamonde, Galicia

Etymology

From Late Latin calvāria (“skull”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalˈβaɾjo̝/

Noun

calvario m (plural calvarios)

1. calvary (a representation of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on a piece of raised ground)
2. calvary (a series of representations of Christ’s Passion in a church)
3. Via Crucis
4. (by extension, figuratively) calvary (a strenuous experience)

   Synonyms: suplicio, viacrucis

Derived terms

• Calvario

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “calvario”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• “calvario” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Italian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalˈva.rjo/
• Hyphenation: cal‧va‧rio

Noun

calvario m (plural calvari)

1. calvary

Anagrams

• arcavoli
• arvicola
• ciarlavo

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Spanish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalˈbaɾjo/ [kalˈβ̞a.ɾjo]
• Hyphenation: cal‧va‧rio

Noun

calvario m (plural calvarios)

1. A calvary
2. An ordeal
3. An area outside of a settlement abundant in crosses
4. A debt chart, spreadsheet
5. An ossuary
6. A skullcap