ofrenda

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See also: ofrendá

English

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An ofrenda
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish ofrenda.

Noun

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ofrenda (plural ofrendas)

  1. A shrine of offerings to one's ancestors set up on the Day of the Dead.
    • 1998, Juanita Garciagodoy, Digging the Days of the Dead, University Press of Colorado, page 95:
      Other marginalized groups draw attention to their cause through large public ofrendas that usually include pictorial or sculptural and sometimes literary calaveras.
    • 2001, Karen Mary Davalos, Exhibiting Mestizaje, University of New Mexico Press, page 145:
      This show featured installations, painting, and sculptures, all of which are recast as ofrendas to the dead.

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /oˈfɾenda/ [oˈfɾẽn̪.d̪a]
  • Rhymes: -enda
  • Syllabification: o‧fren‧da

Etymology 1

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Semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin offerenda, from Latin offerendus. Compare French offrande, Catalan ofrena, Portuguese oferenda.

Noun

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ofrenda f (plural ofrendas)

  1. offering, sacrifice
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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ofrenda

  1. inflection of ofrendar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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