mascaron
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See also: mascarón
English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
French, from Italian mascherone.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mascaron (plural mascarons)
- (architecture) A carved, ornamental face, usually human, sometimes frightening or chimeric whose alleged function was originally to frighten away evil spirits so that they would not enter the building.
Translations[edit]
carved, ornamental face
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Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
mascaron m (plural mascarons, diminutive mascaronetje n)
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian mascherone.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
mascaron m (plural mascarons)
Descendants[edit]
- → Polish: maskaron
Further reading[edit]
- “mascaron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician[edit]
Verb[edit]
mascaron
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French mascaron.
Noun[edit]
mascaron n (plural mascaroane)
Declension[edit]
Declension of mascaron
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) mascaron | mascaronul | (niște) mascaroane | mascaroanele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) mascaron | mascaronului | (unor) mascaroane | mascaroanelor |
| vocative | mascaronule | mascaroanelor | ||
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
mascaron
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