hearse

hearse  (hûrs)

n.

1. A vehicle for conveying a coffin to a church or cemetery.

2. Roman Catholic Church A triangular candelabrum used at Tenebrae during Holy Week.

3. A framelike structure over a coffin or tomb on which to hang epitaphs.

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[Middle English herse, a harrow-shaped structure for holding candles over a coffin, from Old French herce, from Medieval Latin hercia, from Latin hirpex, hirpic-, harrow, probably from Oscan hirpus, wolf (alluding to its teeth).]

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hearse

Noun

a large car used to carry a coffin at a funeral [Latin hirpex harrow]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hearse - a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle automotive vehicle, motor vehicle - a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails

Translations

hearse [həːs] n → coche m fúnebre

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hearse [həːs] n → corbillard m

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hearse [həːs] n → Leichenwagen m

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hearse [həːs] n → carro funebre