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Catafalco
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catafalco
catafalco
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)