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mascarón

[maskaˈɾõn]

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Del italiano maschera

noun mascarones

Cabeza fantástica o grotesca que se esculpe en la clave de un arco, en la proa de antiguos barcos de vela o en las fuentes para arrojar el agua por su boca.

In English

mascaron carved, ornamental face

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"mascarón." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/mascar%C3%B3n. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

mascarón. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/mascar%C3%B3n

Chicago

"mascarón." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/mascar%C3%B3n.

BibTeX

@misc{mascaro_n_2026,
  title = {mascarón},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/mascar%C3%B3n},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}