köken: From Danse Macabre (“dance of death”), from Old French, usually said to be from Macabé (“Maccabee”), in reference to a mystery play depicting their slaughter. See Maccabee.
köken: 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).
köken: Etymology tree Spanish macabrobor. Portuguese macabrobor. French macabrebor. Italian macabrobor. French macabrebor. Esperanto makabra Borrowed from Spanish macabro, Portuguese macabro, Italian macabro, and French macabre.
La familianoj ne perdis sian esperon ĝis atingis ilin la novaĵo pri la makabra malkovro.