mascaron

See also: mascarón

English

Mascaron on the Pont Alexandre III in Paris

Etymology

From French mascaron, from Italian mascherone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæskəˌɹɒn/

Noun

mascaron (plural mascarons)

1. (architecture) A carved, ornamental face, either human-like or grotesque, whose alleged function was originally to frighten away evil spirits so that they would not enter the building.
   • 1909, Francis Miltoun, Castles and Chateaux of Old Burgundy‎^[1], Boston: L C. Page & Company:

     As one approaches nearer it is easy to see these round bosses transform themselves into mascarons, or sculptured decorative details, like the escutcheons and plaques so frequently seen stuck into the walls of so many civic edifices in Italy.

Translations

carved, ornamental face

• Catalan: mascaró (ca) m
• Czech: maskaron m
• Danish: maskaron c
• Dutch: mascaron (nl) m
• Esperanto: maskarono
• Finnish: maskaroni
• French: mascaron (fr) m
• German: Maskaron m, Fratzenkopf m
• Italian: mascherone (it) m
• Polish: maszkaron (pl) m, maskaron (pl) m
• Portuguese: mascarão (pt) m
• Russian: маскарон (ru) m (maskaron)
• Spanish: mascarón (es) m
• Swedish: maskaron (sv)

Anagrams

• Carmonas, Marcanos, San Marco, camarons, macarons

Dutch

Etymology

From French mascaron.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

mascaron m (plural mascarons, diminutive mascaronetje n)

1. (architecture) mascaron

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mascherone.

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Noun

mascaron m (plural mascarons)

1. (architecture) mascaron

Descendants

• → Polish: maskaron

Further reading

• “mascaron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Galician

Verb

mascaron

1. third-person plural preterite indicative of mascar

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French mascaron.

Noun

mascaron n (plural mascaroane)

1. (architecture) mascaron

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	mascaron	mascaronul	mascaroane	mascaroanele
genitive-dative	mascaron	mascaronului	mascaroane	mascaroanelor
vocative	mascaronule		mascaroanelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /masˈkaɾon/ [masˈka.ɾõn]
• Rhymes: -aɾon
• Syllabification: mas‧ca‧ron

Verb

mascaron

1. third-person plural preterite indicative of mascar