maszkara

Polish

noun
Definitions
  • dog, troll (unattractive person)
  • (architecture) mascaron
  • (dated) mask

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian máscara (mask) derived from Italian maschera (mask, disguise) derived from Arabic مَسْخَرَة (fool, anything ridiculous, buffoon, pleasantry).

Origin

Arabic

مَسْخَرَة

Gloss

fool, anything ridiculous, buffoon, pleasantry

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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