macabro
macabre
adjective mah-KAH-broh Rare
Origin: from French macabre, possibly from Arabic maqābir (cemeteries)
Also means
gruesome
Usage Note
Macabro describes something that is grim or horrifying in connection with death (danza macabra — dance of death; humor macabro — dark humour). It agrees in gender: macabra. The word entered Spanish through French in the medieval period, linked to the 'danse macabre' genre of art.
Examples
"La película tenía un final muy macabro."
Natural Translation
The film had a very macabre ending.
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