túmulo

Meaning

1. (masculine) tomb (small building or vault for the remains of the dead)
2. (masculine) grave (excavation for burial)
3. (figuratively, masculine) someone who keeps secrets

Concepts

tomb

grave

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sepulchre

sepulcher

burial chamber

sepulture

tumulus

barrow

Synonyms

sepultura

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tumba

jazigo

sepulcro

Translations

tombe

Grab

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tumba

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sepulcro

graf

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tomba

τάφος

tomba

groeve

tombeau

Gruft

sepolcro

tumba

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtũ.mu.lu/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: tumulus

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin tumulus (“mound; barrow”), from tumeō (“to swell”), from Proto-Indo-European *tūm- (“to swell, to increase”).