simulacro

simulacro

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.muˈla.kro/
• Rhymes: -akro
• Hyphenation: si‧mu‧là‧cro

Noun

simulacro m (plural simulacri)

1. image (of a god etc.)
2. simulacrum
3. mockup
4. dummy

Anagrams

• malsicuro, muscolari

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Latin

Noun

simulācrō

1. dative/ablative singular of simulācrum

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin simulācrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.muˈla.kɾu/

• Hyphenation: si‧mu‧la‧cro

Noun

simulacro m (plural simulacros)

1. simulacrum (image or representation)
2. ghost (spirit appearing after death)

   Synonyms: aparição, espectro, fantasma

3. imitation
4. simulation

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin simulacrum, from the verb simulare (“to simulate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /simuˈlakɾo/ [si.muˈla.kɾo]
• Rhymes: -akɾo
• Syllabification: si‧mu‧la‧cro

Noun

simulacro m (plural simulacros)

1. drill, fire drill

   ¡Atención! ¡Esto no es un simulacro!

   Attention! This is not a drill!

2. simulation, test, imitation

   Synonyms: emulación, imitación, reproducción, simulación

3. image, simulacrum (especially of someone or something sacred)

   Synonyms: imagen, semejanza

4. idea, fantasy (an idea resulting from fantasy)

   Synonyms: fantasía, ficción

Related terms

• simular
• simulador
• disimular

Further reading

• “simulacro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014