máscara

See also: mascara, Mascara, mascará, and màscara

Galician

Felos from the carnival of Maceda, Galicia

Alternative forms

• mázcara

Etymology

First attested in the circa 1800. Ultimately from Italian maschera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaskaɾa/ [ˈmas̺.kɑ.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -askaɾa
• Hyphenation: más‧ca‧ra

Noun

máscara f (plural máscaras)

1. mask (a cover for disguise)

   Synonyms: careta, carantoña, liborio, carauta, farricoque, marafón, caroza

2. mask (a person wearing a mask)

   Synonyms: carantoña, felo, cigarrón, murrieiro, choqueiro, peliqueiro, céntulo, faleiro, farrancañeiro, avello, botarga, albardeiro, farrampois

3. mask (a cover for protection)

   Synonyms: careta, carauta

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “máscara”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “máscara”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “máscara”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Further reading

• “máscara”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “máscara”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

máscara

Etymology

From Italian maschera (“mask, disguise”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmas.ka.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmas.ka.ɾɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʃ.ka.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmas.ka.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʃ.kɐ.ɾɐ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -askaɾɐ, (Portugal) -aʃkɐɾɐ
• Hyphenation: más‧ca‧ra

Noun

máscara f (plural máscaras)

1. mask (a cover, or partial cover, for the face)
2. mask (that which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge)

Usage notes

• Máscara is a false friend and does not mean mascara. Portuguese equivalents are shown in the "Translations" section of the English entry mascara.

Derived terms

• deixar a máscara cair
• máscara de gás
• máscara mortuária
• mascarão
• mascarar

Descendants

• → Makhuwa: maasikara
• → Tetum: máskara

Further reading

• “máscara”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “máscara”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “máscara”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “máscara”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maschera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaskaɾa/ [ˈmas.ka.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -askaɾa
• Syllabification: más‧ca‧ra

Noun

máscara f (plural máscaras)

1. mask

Usage notes

• Máscara is a false friend and does not mean mascara. The Spanish word for mascara is rímel. Though sometimes in Latin America, máscara de pestañas is used for “mascara”.

Hyponyms

• antifaz

Derived terms

• baile de máscaras
• enmascarar
• máscara antigás
• máscara de pestañas (“mascara”) (Latin America)
• máscara fotográfica
• mascarón

Descendants

• → Polish: maszkara

Further reading

• “máscara”, 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