cadalso

Spanish

Etymology

From cadahalso.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈdalso/ [kaˈð̞al.so]
Rhymes: -also
Syllabification: ca‧dal‧so

Noun

cadalso m (plural cadalsos)

scaffold (elevated platform on which a criminal is executed)
(by extension) a platform for bad news

Further reading

“cadalso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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