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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French macabre.
Pronunciation
Adjective
macabro (feminine macabra, masculine plural macabri, feminine plural macabre)
- macabre
Derived terms
Further reading
- macabro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French macabre.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -abɾu
- Hyphenation: ma‧ca‧bro
Adjective
macabro (feminine macabra, masculine plural macabros, feminine plural macabras)
- macabre (ghastly, shocking, terrifying)
References
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French macabre, of uncertain origin; most commonly believed to be a corruption of the biblical name Maccabees.
Some derive it from Arabic مَقَابِر (maqābir, “cemetery”), plural of مَقْبَرَة (maqbara).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈkabɾo/
- Rhymes: -abɾo
- Syllabification: ma‧ca‧bro
Adjective
macabro (feminine macabra, masculine plural macabros, feminine plural macabras)
- macabre
Further reading