Italian

Adjective

macabro m ‎(feminine singular macabra, masculine plural macabri, feminine plural macabre)

1. macabre

Derived terms

• umorismo macabro - gallows humour

Portuguese

Adjective

macabro m ‎(feminine singular macabra, masculine plural macabros, feminine plural macabras, comparable)

1. macabre (ghastly, shocking, terrifying)

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown etymology. See macabre for details; most commonly believed to be a corruption of the biblical name Maccabees.

Some derive it from Arabic مقابر ‎(“cemetery”), plural of مقبرَة.

Adjective

macabro m ‎(feminine singular macabra, masculine plural macabros, feminine plural macabras)

1. macabre