ofrenda
See also: ofrendá
English
An ofrenda
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish ofrenda.
Noun
ofrenda (plural ofrendas)
- A shrine of offerings to one's ancestors set up on the Day of the Dead.
- 1998, Juanita Garciagodoy, Digging the Days of the Dead, University Press of Colorado, page 95,
- Other marginalized groups draw attention to their cause through large public ofrendas that usually include pictorial or sculptural and sometimes literary calaveras.
- 2001, Karen Mary Davalos, Exhibiting Mestizaje, University of New Mexico Press, page 145,
- This show featured installations, painting, and sculptures, all of which are recast as ofrendas to the dead.
- 1998, Juanita Garciagodoy, Digging the Days of the Dead, University Press of Colorado, page 95,
Further reading
Day of the Dead on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Spanish
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin offerenda, from Latin offerendus. Compare French offrande, Catalan ofrena, Portuguese oferenda.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈfɾenda/ [oˈfɾẽn̪.d̪a]
- Rhymes: -enda
- Syllabification: o‧fren‧da
Noun
ofrenda f (plural ofrendas)
- offering, sacrifice
Related terms
- ofrendar
- ofrecer
Verb
ofrenda
- inflection of ofrendar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “ofrenda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014