maschera

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Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin mascara, *mascra, masca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.ske.ra/
  • Rhymes: -askera
  • Hyphenation: mà‧sche‧ra

Noun

maschera f (plural maschere)

  1. mask
  2. surface, fiction
  3. cinema attendant (takes tickets, shows patrons to their seats)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: màscara
  • Cimbrian: maskera
  • Galician: máscara
  • Middle French: masque
    • French: masque (see there for further descendants)
    • English: mask
  • Spanish: máscara
  • Portuguese: máscara

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