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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ferētrum, from Ancient Greek φέρετρον (phéretron).
Pronunciation
Noun
feretro m (plural feretri)
- catafalque (platform to display or convey a coffin)
- Synonym: catafalco
- (by extension, literary) coffin (box in which a dead person is buried)
- Synonyms: bara, (colloquial) cassa da morto, (regional) tabbuto
References
Further reading
- feretro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
feretrō
- dative/ablative singular of feretrum