Contento 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.4 References 2 Catalan 2.1 Adjective 3 French 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Adjective 3.2.1 Synonyms 3.2.2 Derived terms 4 Italian 4.1 Adjective 5 Romanian 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Adjective

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From French macabre, whose etymology is uncertain.^[1]

Most commonly believed to be from corruption of the biblical name Maccabees; compare French danse macabre, presumably from Latin Chorea Machabæorum.

Possibly from Spanish macabro, from Arabic مقابر (“‘cemetery’”), plural of مقبرة, but the Arabic etymology is rejected by Romance linguists.

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• (RP)
  • IPA: /məˈkɑːbrə/
• (US)
  • IPA: /məˈkɑːb/
    • Homophones: McCobb
  • IPA: /məˈkɑːbɚ/

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Macabre (comparative more Macabre, superlative most Macabre)

1. representing or personifying death
2. obsessed with death or the gruesome
3. ghastly

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• danse macabre

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1. ↑ Arabic Linguistics Mailing List

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Macabre m. (feminine macabra, masculine plural Macabres, feminine plural macabres)

1. macabre

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• IPA: /ma.kabʁ/

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Patrono:Fr-adj-mf

1. macabre

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• lugubre

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• danse macabre

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Macabre f. pl.

1. Feminine plural of macabro

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• IPA: [ma'ka.bre]

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macabre

1. Patrono:Ro-form-adj
2. Patrono:Ro-form-adj
3. Patrono:Ro-form-adj
4. Patrono:Ro-form-adj

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