retábulo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish retablo,[1][2] from Catalan retaule, from Late Latin retaulus, from Latin retrotabulum, from retrō + tabula.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨˈta.bu.lu/ [ʁɨˈta.βu.lu]

  • Rhymes: -abulu
  • Hyphenation: re‧tá‧bu‧lo

Noun

retábulo m (plural retábulos)

  1. altarpiece
  2. retable

References

  1. ^ retábulo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
  2. ^ retábulo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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