tenebrario
Spanish, noun[t̪eneˈβ̞ɾaɾjo]
tenebrario is spelled T-E-N-E-B-R-A-R-I-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 81 million words in written Spanish, the 311,210th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tenebrario is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “Tenebrae hearse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Candelabro en forma triangular que sostiene quince velas, con un pie muy alto, que se utilizaba en Semana…”.
What does tenebrario mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineTenebrae hearse
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Candelabro en forma triangular que sostiene quince velas, con un pie muy alto, que se utilizaba en Semana Santa en los oficios de tinieblas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tenebrario
- tenebrarios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tenebrario?
- [t̪eneˈβ̞ɾaɾjo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tenebrario
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tenebrario in Spanish?
tenebrario appears about once in every 81 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).