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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian catafalco.
Pronunciation
Noun
catafalco (plural catafalcoes)
- Alternative form of catafalque
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian catafalco.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kataˈfalko/
- Rhymes: -alko
- Hyphenation: ca‧ta‧fal‧co
Noun
catafalco m (plural catafalcos)
- catafalque, catafalco
Italian
Etymology
Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *catafalicum, derived from Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “down”) + Latin fala (“scaffolding, wooden siege tower”). Also influenced scaffold.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.taˈfal.ko/
- Rhymes: -alko
- Hyphenation: ca‧ta‧fàl‧co
Noun
catafalco m (plural catafalchi)
- catafalque (platform used to display or convey a coffin)
- hearse, bier
- (figurative, humorous) something excessively voluminous or cumbersome
- stage (elevated platform for performances)
Descendants
Further reading
- catafalco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian catafalco.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -alku, (Brazil) -awku
- Hyphenation: ca‧ta‧fal‧co
Noun
catafalco m (plural catafalcos)
- catafalque, catafalco
- Synonym: essa
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian catafalco.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kataˈfalko/
- Rhymes: -alko
- Syllabification: ca‧ta‧fal‧co
Noun
catafalco m (plural catafalcos)
- catafalque, catafalco
Further reading