macabro
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
macabro (feminine macabra, masculine plural macabri, feminine plural macabre)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- macabro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French macabre.[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -abɾu
- Hyphenation: ma‧ca‧bro
Adjective edit
macabro (feminine macabra, masculine plural macabros, feminine plural macabras)
- macabre (ghastly, shocking, terrifying)
References edit
- ^ “macabro” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “macabro” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
macabro (feminine macabra, masculine plural macabros, feminine plural macabras)
Further reading edit
- “macabro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014