macabro

Italian

Adjective

macabro (feminine singular macabra, masculine plural macabri, feminine plural macabre)

  1. macabre

Derived terms
  • umorismo macabro - gallows humour

Portuguese

Adjective

macabro m (feminine singular macabra, masculine plural macabros, feminine plural macabras, comparable)

  1. macabre (ghastly, shocking, terrifying)

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown etymology. See macabre for details; most commonly believed to be a corruption of the biblical name Maccabees.

Some derive it from Arabic مقابر‎ (“cemetery”), plural of مقبرَة‎.

Adjective

macabro (feminine singular macabra, masculine plural macabros, feminine plural macabras)

  1. macabre
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