catafalco

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian catafalco. === Pronunciation === enPR: kă'təfălʹkō (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkætəˈfælkəʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkætəˈfælkoʊ/ === Noun === catafalco (plural catafalcoes) Synonym of catafalque. == Galician == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian catafalco. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kataˈfalko/ [kɑ.t̪aˈfɑɫ.kʊ] Rhymes: -alko Hyphenation: ca‧ta‧fal‧co === Noun === catafalco m (plural catafalcos) catafalque, catafalco === Further reading === “catafalco”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “catafalco”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Italian == === Etymology === Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *catafalicum, derived from Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “down”) + Latin fala (“scaffolding, wooden siege tower”). Also influenced scaffold. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.taˈfal.ko/ Rhymes: -alko Hyphenation: ca‧ta‧fàl‧co === Noun === catafalco m (plural catafalchi) catafalque (platform used to display or convey a coffin) hearse, bier (figurative, humorous) something excessively voluminous or cumbersome stage (elevated platform for performances) ==== Descendants ==== → English: catafalco → French: catafalque → English: catafalque → Galician: catafalco → Portuguese: catafalco → Spanish: catafalco === Further reading === catafalco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian catafalco. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -alku, (Brazil) -awku Hyphenation: ca‧ta‧fal‧co === Noun === catafalco m (plural catafalcos) catafalque, catafalco Synonym: essa === Further reading === “catafalco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “catafalco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian catafalco. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kataˈfalko/ [ka.t̪aˈfal.ko] Rhymes: -alko Syllabification: ca‧ta‧fal‧co === Noun === catafalco m (plural catafalcos) catafalque, catafalco === Further reading === “catafalco”, 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