catafalco

Meaning

1. (masculine) catafalque (platform used to display or convey a coffin)
2. (masculine) hearse, bier
3. (figuratively, humorous, masculine) something excessively voluminous or cumbersome
4. (masculine) stage (elevated platform for performances)

Concepts

catafalque

bier

hearse

catafalco

Synonyms

baldacchino

cataletto

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Translations

catafalque

catafalco

Katafalk

katafalk

catafalco

lit mortuaire

baldakijn

overhuiving

túmulo

katafalk

σορός

βάθρο

κάσα

Hyphenated as

ca‧ta‧fàl‧co

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ka.taˈfal.ko/

Etymology

Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *catafalicum, derived from Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “down”) + Latin fala (“scaffolding, wooden siege tower”). Also influenced scaffold.