"calavera" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: calaveras [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Mexican Spanish calavera (literally “skull”). Doublet of calvaria and calvary. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|es-MX|calavera|lit=skull}} Borrowed from Mexican Spanish calavera (literally “skull”), {{doublet|en|calvaria|calvary}} Doublet of calvaria and calvary Head templates: {{en-noun}} calavera (plural calaveras)
  1. sugar skull
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Inflected forms

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