macabro

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French macabre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈma.ka.bro/
  • Rhymes: -akabro
  • Hyphenation: mà‧ca‧bro

Adjective

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macabro (feminine macabra, masculine plural macabri, feminine plural macabre)

  1. macabre

Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Anagrams

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French macabre.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -abɾu
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ca‧bro

Adjective

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macabro (feminine macabra, masculine plural macabros, feminine plural macabras)

  1. macabre (ghastly, shocking, terrifying)

References

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  1. ^ macabro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ macabro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French macabre, of uncertain origin; most commonly believed to be a corruption of the biblical name Maccabees.

Some derive it from Arabic مَقَابِر (maqābir, cemetery), plural of مَقْبَرَة (maqbara).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maˈkabɾo/ [maˈka.β̞ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -abɾo
  • Syllabification: ma‧ca‧bro

Adjective

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macabro (feminine macabra, masculine plural macabros, feminine plural macabras)

  1. macabre

Further reading

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