Kilo Lingo

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feminine

/ˈmaskaɾa/

Line drawing of máscara
Coloured illustration of máscara
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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.

.

At the carnival everyone wears a mask.

oxígeno .

The oxygen mask saved his life.

.

She put on a mask for the play.

¿ hecha ?

What is that mask made of?

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This word is part of lesson 40.