Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sugar skull

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables
sug-ar skull
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A brightly colored skull face icon, placed on the grave of the deceased to celebrate their life during festivals and feast days.

noun

A more modern design of the same style, often done as a tattoo, and normally darker in colour and more macabre.

Etymology

From the use of clay-molded sugar in their preparation.

Inflected Forms

sugar skulls (plural)

Synonyms

calavera

Questions

What does sugar skull mean?
A brightly colored skull face icon, placed on the grave of the deceased to celebrate their life during festivals and feast days.
Where does sugar skull come from?
From the use of clay-molded sugar in their preparation.

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