catrina

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catrina^¹

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

noun catrinas

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

Catrina^²

proper noun Katrina · Catriona

A female given name, variant of Catherine.

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"catrina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/catrina. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"catrina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/catrina.

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@misc{catrina_2026,
  title = {catrina},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/catrina},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}