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catrina

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
cat-ri-na
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An elegantly dressed skeleton figure; used as a symbol of the Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, celebration.

name

A female given name, variant of Catherine.

Etymology

From Spanish Catrina, from an etching titled La Calavera Catrina by Jose Guadalupe Posada that showed a skeleton wearing an elegant, European-style hat.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

catrinas (plural) Katrina (alternative) Catriona (alternative)

Questions

What does catrina mean?
An elegantly dressed skeleton figure; used as a symbol of the Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, celebration.
Where does catrina come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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