máscara
See also: mascara, Mascara, mascará, and màscara
Galician
Felos from the carnival of Maceda, Galicia
Etymology
Attested since circa 1800. Ultimately from Italian maschera.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmaskɐɾɐ]
Noun
máscara f (plural máscaras)
- mask (a cover for disguise)
- Synonym: carantoña
- mask (a person wearing a mask)
- Synonyms: carantoña, felo
- mask (a cover for protection)
References
- “máscara” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “máscara” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “máscara” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
máscara
Etymology
From Italian maschera (“mask, disguise”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmas.ka.ɾɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈmaʃ.ka.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmas.ka.ɾa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmaʃ.kɐ.ɾɐ/
Noun
máscara f (plural máscaras)
- mask
Usage notes
- Máscara is a false friend, and does not mean mascara. Portuguese equivalents are shown in the "Translations" section of the English entry mascara.
Spanish
Etymology
From Italian maschera.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaskaɾa/ [ˈmas.ka.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -askaɾa
- Syllabification: más‧ca‧ra
Noun
máscara f (plural máscaras)
- mask
Usage notes
- Máscara is a false friend, and does not mean mascara. The Spanish word for mascara is rímel. Though sometimes in Latin America, máscara de pestañas is used for “mascara”.
Hyponyms
- antifaz
Derived terms
- baile de máscaras
- enmascarar
- máscara antigás
- máscara de pestañas (“mascara”) (Latin America)
- mascarón
Descendants
- → Polish: maszkara
Further reading
- “máscara”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014