catafalco

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian catafalco.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: kă'təfălʹkō
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value RP is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌkætəˈfælkəʊ/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value GenAm is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌkætəˈfælkoʊ/

Noun

catafalco (plural catafalcoes)

  1. Alternative form of catafalque

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian catafalco.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ca‧ta‧fal‧co

Noun

catafalco m (plural catafalcos)

  1. catafalque, catafalco

Italian

Etymology

Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *catafalicum, derived from Ancient Greek κατά (katá, down) + Latin fala (scaffolding, wooden siege tower). Also influenced scaffold.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:it-pronunciation at line 350: With more than two vowels and an unrecognized suffix, stress must be explicitly given: catafalco
  • Rhymes: -alko
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ta‧fàl‧co

Noun

catafalco m (plural catafalchi)

  1. catafalque (platform used to display or convey a coffin)
  2. hearse, bier
  3. (figurative, humorous) Something excessively voluminous or cumbersome.
  4. stage (elevated platform for performances)

Descendants

References

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian catafalco.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value BR is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /kataˈfawku/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value PT is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /kɐtɐˈfaɫku/
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ta‧fal‧co

Noun

catafalco m (plural catafalcos)

  1. catafalque, catafalco
    Synonym: essa

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian catafalco.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kataˈfalko/ [ka.t̪aˈfal.ko]
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ta‧fal‧co

Noun

catafalco m (plural catafalcos)

  1. catafalque, catafalco