adjective/maˈkabɾo/
macabre
Borrowed from French macabre, of uncertain origin; most commonly believed to be a corruption of the biblical name Maccabees. Some derive it from Arabic مَقَابِر (maqābir, “cemetery”), plural of مَقْبَرَة (maqbara).
/maˈkabɾo/
macabre
Borrowed from French macabre, of uncertain origin; most commonly believed to be a corruption of the biblical name Maccabees. Some derive it from Arabic مَقَابِر (maqābir, “cemetery”), plural of مَقْبَرَة (maqbara).