cortejo

courtship

noun kohr-TEH-hoh Rare

Origin: From Italian corteggio (retinue, escort), from corte (court).

Also means

funeral procession

Usage Note

Cortejo carries two main senses that are quite different in register: romantic cortejo (courting, wooing) and cortejo fúnebre (funeral cortege). The romantic sense is somewhat formal or literary; in everyday speech galanteo or simply coqueteo are more common. Context makes the meaning clear.

Examples

"El cortejo fúnebre recorrió las calles en silencio."

Natural Translation

The funeral procession moved through the streets in silence.

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