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masks

Meanings of "masks" with other terms in English Spanish Dictionary : 18 result(s)

	Category	English	Spanish
General
1	General	dance with masks	baile de máscaras [m]
2	General	ball with masks held on the first sunday of lent and which includes the breaking of a piñata	baile de piñata [m]
3	General	conceal with masks	masquerada [v]
4	General	maker/seller of masks	caratulero [m]
5	General	dealer in masks	mascarero [m]
6	General	dealer in masks	mascarera [f]
7	General	popular dance from the colonial period that ridicules the spaniard colonist (danced by men dressed in formal clothing, big hats made from woven straw and masks with long, white beards)	auquis [m] BO
8	General	popular dance from the colonial period that ridicules the spaniard colonist (danced by men dressed in formal clothing, big hats made from woven straw and masks with long, white beards)	auqui [m] BO
9	General	mummer's masks	entremés [m] disused
10	General	establishment where clothing and masks for traditional dances are made	morería [f] GT
11	General	characters that, disguised with masks and flashy costumes, parade and act out satirical or mocking performances	fieros [m/pl] GT
Folklore
12	Folklore	slow dance performed by men wearing black masks and bells on their legs and whips in their hands	tuytuy [m] PE
13	Folklore	typical dance in which participants wear colorful costumes and masks with a wire mesh representing a blue eyed rosy face	chunguinada [f] PE
14	Folklore	typical dance in which participants wear colorful costumes and masks with a wire mesh representing a blue eyed rosy face	chonguinada [f] PE
15	Folklore	popular dance celebrated on new years or three kings day in which the dancers wear colonial costumes and masks that represent spanish governors, which they make fun of with ridiculous poses and simulate dealing out justice	huaconada [f] PE
16	Folklore	andean folk dance where men and woman wearing colorful clothes and masks with features typical of black people	morenada [f] PE:S BO
17	Folklore	dance performed by men wearing black wool masks similar to military uniforms and a cane	negrillos [m/pl] PE
18	Folklore	dance where performers wear black masks and instruments that imitate agricultural work, celebrated around christmas	negritos [m/pl] PE:C BO:C,W