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feminine
/ˈmaskaɾa/
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Translation
mask
Word origin
From Italian maschera ('mask'), which reached Spanish through the theatre. The same word gives English 'mask', 'mascara' and 'masquerade'.
- Origin
- Italian
- Root
- maschera
- English cognates
- mask, mascara, masquerade
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralmáscaras
Examples
.
The thief was wearing a black mask.
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At the carnival everyone wears a mask.
oxígeno .
The oxygen mask saved his life.
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She put on a mask for the play.
¿ hecha ?
What is that mask made of?
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