maschera

== Italian == === Alternative forms === mascara (archaic or dialectal) === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin mascara, *mascra, masca. Doublet of mascara. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmas.ke.ra/ Rhymes: -askera Hyphenation: mà‧sche‧ra === Noun === maschera f (plural maschere, diminutive mascherina) mask (theater) commedia dell'arte stock character (theater) usher (“takes tickets, escorts people to their seats”) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: màscara → Cimbrian: maskera → Middle Dutch: mascher Dutch: masker→ Indonesian: masker → Galician: máscara → Middle French: masqueFrench: masque (see there for further descendants)→ English: mask → Spanish: máscara→ Polish: maszkara → Portuguese: máscara === See also === === References === === Further reading === màschera in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana maschera in Treccani.it – Thesaurus (2018), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana maschera in Treccani.it – Enciclopedia Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === marasche, marchesa