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catafalco.

catafalque (platform used to display or convey a coffin)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ka.taˈfal.ko/
  1. catafalque (platform used to display or convey a coffin)

    masculine
  2. hearse, bier

    masculine
  3. something excessively voluminous or cumbersome

    figuratively · humorous · masculine
  4. stage (elevated platform for performances)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *catafalicum, derived from Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “down”) + Latin fala (“scaffolding, wooden siege tower”). Also influenced scaffold.

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