catrina

See also: Catrina

English

Catrinas

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.

Noun

catrina (plural catrinas)

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

Anagrams

• acritan, anticar

Spanish

Adjective

catrina

1. feminine singular of catrín