simulacro

Galician

Etymology

From Latin simulācrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /simuˈlakɾo/ [s̺i.muˈlɑ.kɾʊ]
• Rhymes: -akɾo
• Hyphenation: si‧mu‧la‧cro

Noun

simulacro m (plural simulacros)

1. simulacrum

Further reading

• “simulacro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Italian

Etymology

From Latin simulācrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.muˈla.kro/
• Rhymes: -akro
• Hyphenation: si‧mu‧là‧cro

Noun

simulacro m (plural simulacri)

1. image (of a god etc.)
2. simulacrum
3. mockup
4. dummy

Further reading

• simulacro in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• simulacro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• malsicuro, muscolari

Latin

Noun

simulācrō

1. dative/ablative singular of simulācrum

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin simulācrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.muˈla.kɾu/

• Hyphenation: si‧mu‧la‧cro

Noun

simulacro m (plural simulacros)

1. simulacrum (image or representation)
2. ghost (spirit appearing after death)

   Synonyms: aparição, espectro, fantasma

3. imitation
4. simulation

Further reading

• “simulacro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “simulacro” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “simulacro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “simulacro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin simulācrum, from the verb simulare (“to simulate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /simuˈlakɾo/ [si.muˈla.kɾo]
• Rhymes: -akɾo
• Syllabification: si‧mu‧la‧cro

Noun

simulacro m (plural simulacros)

1. drill, fire drill

   ¡Atención! ¡Esto no es un simulacro!

   Attention! This is not a drill!

2. simulation, test, imitation

   Synonyms: emulación, imitación, reproducción, simulación

3. image, simulacrum (especially of someone or something sacred)

   Synonyms: imagen, semejanza

4. idea, fantasy (an idea resulting from fantasy)

   Synonyms: fantasía, ficción

Related terms

• disimular
• simulador
• simular

Further reading

• “simulacro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025