Spanish Conversation · Level 138
44 words
Spanish word
ataúd
Pronunciation
IPA/ataˈuð/
Meaning
- masculine nouncoffin
Example
El ataúd estaba cubierto de flores.
The coffin was covered with flowers.
More examples
El carpintero terminó un ataúd de madera para la familia.
The carpenter finished a wooden coffin for the family.
Core concept
Sturdy wooden funeral box placed in a chapel or at a wake with flowers nearby.
Common phrases
un ataúd de madera
a wooden coffin
cerrar el ataúd
close the coffin
abrir el ataúd
open the coffin
Similar words
féretro: Box used at funerals to carry and display a body during memorial services.
urna: Container for keeping a deceased person's ashes or collected bones.
tumba: Place in the ground or built chamber where a body or remains are buried.
sarcófago: Heavy stone container made to hold and preserve a body, often monumental.
Definition in Spanish
Estructura en forma de caja, generalmente rígida y con tapa, destinada a contener el cuerpo de una persona fallecida durante el velorio, el traslado o el entierro.
Word origin
Via Portuguese ataúde and Old French ataud from Arabic tabūt 'chest', the term entered Spanish with the sense of a burial container.
Usage tips
- Ataúd and féretro are largely interchangeable in modern Spanish, with ataúd the common neutral term in everyday speech.