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Catrina
catrina
catrina
See also: Catrina
English
Catrinas
From Spanish, from an etching titled La Calavera Catrina by Jose Guadalupe Posada that showed a skeleton wearing an elegant, European-style hat.
Noun
catrina (plural catrinas)
- An elegantly-dressed skeleton figure; used as a symbol of the Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, celebration.