ataúd

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic تَابُوت (tābūt), via Andalusian Arabic. Compare Portuguese ataúde. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ataˈud/ [a.t̪aˈuð̞] Rhymes: -ud Syllabification: a‧ta‧úd === Noun === ataúd m (plural ataúdes) coffin, casket Synonyms: féretro, (Latin America) cajón (chiefly Latin America) a metal or (lined) wooden oven for roasting or smoking food outdoors (compare caja china) 2017 July 3, Alejandra Mendoza, ESPECIAL “En los años 70 el cabrito se vendía en las calles y muy barato”, in El Financiero, quoting Jesús Gerardo Martínez González: ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “ataúd”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025