definition of the word masque

• mask

From 16th Century Italian maschera (“‘mask’”) < Arabic maskharah (“‘clown’”) < Arabic sakhira (“‘mockery’”).

• IPA: /ma:sk/

masque (plural masques)

1. (archaic) (in 16th-17th Century England & Europe) A dramatic performance, often performed at court as a royal entertainment, consisting of dancing, dialogue, pantomime and song.
2. (archaic) Words and music written for a masque.
3. (archaic) A shortening of the word masquerade.

• Masque on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

masque (infinitive: mascar)

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of mascar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of mascar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of mascar.

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