mascaron

From French, from Italian mascherone.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæskəˌɹɒn/

mascaron (plural mascarons)

1. (architecture) A carved, ornamental face, either human-like or grotesque, whose alleged function was originally to frighten away evil spirits so that they would not enter the building.

• Carmonas, Marcanos, San Marco, camarons, macarons

From French mascaron.

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mascaron m (plural mascarons, diminutive mascaronetje n)

1. (architecture) mascaron

Borrowed from Italian mascherone.

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mascaron m (plural mascarons)

1. (architecture) mascaron

• → Polish: maskaron

• “mascaron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

mascaron

1. third-person plural preterite indicative of mascar

Borrowed from French mascaron.

mascaron n (plural mascaroane)

1. (architecture) mascaron

• IPA^(key): /masˈkaɾon/ [masˈka.ɾõn]
• Rhymes: -aɾon
• Syllabification: mas‧ca‧ron

mascaron

1. third-person plural preterite indicative of mascar