"calavera" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /kalaˈbeɾa/, [ka.laˈβ̞e.ɾa] Forms: calaveras [plural]
Rhymes: -eɾa Etymology: From Latin calvāria. Etymology templates: {{inh|es|la|calvāria}} Latin calvāria Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} calavera f (plural calaveras)
  1. skull Tags: feminine Synonyms: cráneo
    Sense id: en-calavera-es-noun-jBpkpRWL Categories (other): Skeleton Disambiguation of Skeleton: 100 0 0 0
  2. death's-head hawkmoth Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-calavera-es-noun-ohvH-jLL Categories (other): Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 0 27 2 35 12 22 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 9 43 17 31 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 10 38 20 33
  3. (Mexico) taillight Tags: Mexico, feminine Synonyms: luz trasera
    Sense id: en-calavera-es-noun-5UEdVGxB Categories (other): Mexican Spanish, Spanish nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 10 38 20 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: descalabrar, planta calavera

Noun

IPA: /kalaˈbeɾa/, [ka.laˈβ̞e.ɾa] Forms: calaveras [plural]
Rhymes: -eɾa Etymology: From Latin calvāria. Etymology templates: {{inh|es|la|calvāria}} Latin calvāria Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} calavera m (plural calaveras)
  1. (also relational) libertine, playboy, party animal Tags: also, masculine, relational
    Sense id: en-calavera-es-noun-k8fPHg1l Categories (other): Spanish nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 10 38 20 33

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "descalabrar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "planta calavera"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "calvāria"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin calvāria.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "calaveras",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ca‧la‧ve‧ra"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ca‧la‧ve‧ra"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "100 0 0 0",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "skull"
      ],
      "id": "en-calavera-es-noun-jBpkpRWL",
      "links": [
        [
          "skull",
          "skull"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cráneo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        }
      ],
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        "death's-head hawkmoth"
      ],
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      ]
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      ],
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        "taillight"
      ],
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        [
          "taillight",
          "taillight"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Mexico) taillight"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "luz trasera"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mexico",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kalaˈbeɾa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.laˈβ̞e.ɾa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɾa"
    }
  ],
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}

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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin calvāria.",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      },
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ca‧la‧ve‧ra"
  ],
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        "ca‧la‧ve‧ra"
      ]
    }
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      ],
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        "libertine, playboy, party animal"
      ],
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          "libertine",
          "libertine"
        ],
        [
          "playboy",
          "playboy"
        ],
        [
          "party animal",
          "party animal"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(also relational) libertine, playboy, party animal"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "also",
        "masculine",
        "relational"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/kalaˈbeɾa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.laˈβ̞e.ɾa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɾa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "calavera"
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      "word": "descalabrar"
    },
    {
      "word": "planta calavera"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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    "ca‧la‧ve‧ra"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ca‧la‧ve‧ra"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "skull"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "skull",
          "skull"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cráneo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "death's-head hawkmoth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "death's-head hawkmoth",
          "death's-head hawkmoth"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "Mexican Spanish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "taillight"
      ],
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        [
          "taillight",
          "taillight"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Mexico) taillight"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "luz trasera"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mexico",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kalaˈbeɾa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.laˈβ̞e.ɾa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɾa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "calavera"
}

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    "Spanish countable nouns",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
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    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish masculine nouns",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin calvāria.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "calaveras",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "ca‧la‧ve‧ra"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "ca‧la‧ve‧ra"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Spanish relational adjectives"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "libertine, playboy, party animal"
      ],
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        [
          "libertine",
          "libertine"
        ],
        [
          "playboy",
          "playboy"
        ],
        [
          "party animal",
          "party animal"
        ]
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        "(also relational) libertine, playboy, party animal"
      ],
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        "also",
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        "relational"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kalaˈbeɾa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.laˈβ̞e.ɾa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɾa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "calavera"
}

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