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calavera

/kɑlɑˈvɛrə/ /ˈkæləvərə/
noun
GeneralCulture
  1. 1 calavera (kafatası imgesi) countable

Definition (English)

A skull or skeleton image central to the iconography of Day of the Dead, including elaborate sugar skulls and the famous tall lady Catrina.

Example Sentences

  1. A small sugar calavera sat at the centre of the altar.
    Sunağın merkezine küçük bir şekerli calavera kondu.
  2. A calavera in Mexican tradition is festive, not frightening.
    Meksika geleneğinde bir calavera; korkutucu değil, şenliklidir.

Collocations

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