ofrenda

See also: ofrendá

English

An ofrenda

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ofrenda.

Noun

ofrenda (plural ofrendas)

1. A shrine of offerings to one's ancestors set up on the Day of the Dead.
   • 1998, Juanita Garciagodoy, Digging the Days of the Dead, University Press of Colorado, page 95:

     Other marginalized groups draw attention to their cause through large public ofrendas that usually include pictorial or sculptural and sometimes literary calaveras.

   • 2001, Karen Mary Davalos, Exhibiting Mestizaje, University of New Mexico Press, page 145:

     This show featured installations, painting, and sculptures, all of which are recast as ofrendas to the dead.

Further reading

• Day of the Dead on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈfɾenda/ [oˈfɾẽn̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -enda
• Syllabification: o‧fren‧da

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin offerenda, from Latin offerendus. Compare French offrande, Catalan ofrena, Portuguese oferenda.

Noun

ofrenda f (plural ofrendas)

1. offering, sacrifice

Related terms

• ofrecer
• ofrendar

 

Etymology 2

Verb

ofrenda

1. inflection of ofrendar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “ofrenda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014