máscara
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Felos from the carnival of Maceda, Galicia 
máscara
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
Attested since circa 1800. Ultimately from Italian maschera.
Pronunciation
Noun
máscara f (plural máscaras)
- mask (a cover for disguise)
- mask (a person wearing a mask)
- Synonyms: carantoña, felo, cigarrón, murrieiro, choqueiro, peliqueiro, céntulo, faleiro, farrancañeiro, avello, botarga, albardeiro, farrampois
- mask (a cover for protection)
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “máscara”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “máscara”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “máscara”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Italian maschera (“mask, disguise”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: más‧ca‧ra
Noun
máscara f (plural máscaras)
Usage notes
- Máscara is a false friend, and does not mean mascara. Portuguese equivalents are shown in the "Translations" section of the English entry mascara.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian maschera.
Pronunciation
Noun
máscara f (plural máscaras)
Usage notes
- Máscara is a false friend, and does not mean mascara. The Spanish word for mascara is rímel. Though sometimes in Latin America, máscara de pestañas is used for “mascara”.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- baile de máscaras
- enmascarar
- máscara antigás
- máscara de pestañas (“mascara”) (Latin America)
- máscara fotográfica
- mascarón
Descendants
- → Polish: maszkara
Further reading
- “máscara”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28