ultratumba

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ultɾaˈtumba/
  • Rhymes: -umba
  • Syllabification: ul‧tra‧tum‧ba

Noun

ultratumba f (plural ultratumbas)

  1. afterlife
    Synonym: más allá
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 209:
      Los dueños del entierro mandan de ultratumba culebras, lagartas y otras sabandijas, para espantar a los descubridores del tesoro.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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