patíbulo

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See also: patibulo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin patibulum.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ibulu
  • Hyphenation: pa‧tí‧bu‧lo

Noun

patíbulo m (plural patíbulos)

  1. gallows, scaffold

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin patibulum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈtibulo/
  • Rhymes: -ibulo
  • Syllabification: pa‧tí‧bu‧lo

Noun

patíbulo m (plural patíbulos)

  1. gallows
    • 1962, Julio Cortázar, “Simulacros”, in Historias de cronopios y de famas:
      La policía llegó en momentos en que la familia, reunida en la plataforma, comentaba favorablemente el buen aspecto del patíbulo.
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