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Webster 1913 Edition


Catafalco


Catˊa-fal′co

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Noun.
[It.]

Definition 2024


catafalco

catafalco

English

Noun

catafalco (plural catafalcoes)

  1. A catafalque.

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *catafalicum, from Ancient Greek κατά (katá, down) + Latin fala (scaffolding, wooden siege tower), which is from Etruscan. Also influenced scaffold.

Noun

catafalco m (plural catafalci)

  1. catafalque, catafalco
  2. hearse, bier

Spanish

Noun

catafalco m (plural catafalcos)

  1. catafalque, catafalco