calvário
Portuguese
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Late Latin calvāria (literally “skull”), a calque of Ancient Greek Γολγοθᾶ (Golgothâ), from Aramaic גּוּלְגּוּלְתָּא (gulgultā).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: cal‧vá‧ri‧o
Noun
editcalvário m (plural calvários)
- calvary (representation of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ)
- (figuratively) calvary; ordeal (a painful or trying experience)
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