pesebre

Catalan

Noun

pesebre m (plural pesebres)

1. Alternative form of pessebre

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin praesēpe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈsebɾe/ [peˈse.β̞ɾe]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ebɾe
• Syllabification: pe‧se‧bre

Noun

pesebre m (plural pesebres)

1. (Christianity) nativity scene

   Synonyms: belén, nacimiento, misterio

2. manger
3. a confined space set apart for the feeding of animals

Descendants

• → Catalan: pessebre

Further reading

• “pesebre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16