Polyglot Dictionary

patíbulo

/paˈtʃibulu/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os patíbulos

Meaning

  1. gallows

    • Levaram-no ao patíbulo.

      They took him to the gallows.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

forca

forca and patíbulo are close synonyms for "gallows," largely interchangeable; patíbulo is more formal or literary.

Similar in other languages

German

Galgen

Galgen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "gallows."

Spanish

horca

horca is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "gallows."

Spanish

patíbulo

patíbulo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "gallows."

Practice

1 What does patíbulo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Levaram-no ao ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches patíbulo?

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