simulacro

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Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin simulācrum.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /simuˈlakɾo/ [s̺i.muˈlɑ.kɾʊ]
  • Rhymes: -akɾo
  • Hyphenation: si‧mu‧la‧cro

Noun[edit]

simulacro m (plural simulacros)

  1. simulacrum

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin simulācrum.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /si.muˈla.kro/
  • Rhymes: -akro
  • Hyphenation: si‧mu‧là‧cro

Noun[edit]

simulacro m (plural simulacri)

  1. image (of a god etc.)
  2. simulacrum
  3. mockup
  4. dummy

Further reading[edit]

  • simulacro in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • simulacro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams[edit]

Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

simulācrō

  1. dative/ablative singular of simulācrum

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin simulācrum.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: si‧mu‧la‧cro

Noun[edit]

simulacro m (plural simulacros)

  1. simulacrum (image or representation)
  2. ghost (spirit appearing after death)
    Synonyms: aparição, espectro, fantasma
  3. imitation
  4. simulation

Further reading[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin simulācrum, from the verb simulare (to simulate).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /simuˈlakɾo/ [si.muˈla.kɾo]
  • Rhymes: -akɾo
  • Syllabification: si‧mu‧la‧cro

Noun[edit]

simulacro m (plural simulacros)

  1. drill, fire drill
    ¡Atención! ¡Esto no es un simulacro!
    Attention! This is not a drill!
  2. simulation, test, imitation
    Synonyms: emulación, imitación, reproducción, simulación
  3. image, simulacrum (especially of someone or something sacred)
    Synonyms: imagen, semejanza
  4. idea, fantasy (an idea resulting from fantasy)
    Synonyms: fantasía, ficción

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