mázcara
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Asturian
[edit]Noun
[edit]mázcara f (plural mázcares)
Derived terms
[edit]Galician
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Attested since circa 1800. Ultimately from Italian maschera.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mázcara f (plural mázcaras)
- mask (a cover for disguise)
- mask (a person wearing a mask)
- Synonyms: carantoña, felo, cigarrón, murrieiro, choqueiro, peliqueiro, céntulo, faleiro, farrancañeiro, avello, botarga, albardeiro, farrampois
- mask (a cover for protection)
References
[edit]- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mázcara”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega