calvário

See also: calvario and Calvario

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin calvāria (literally “skull”), a calque of Ancient Greek Γολγοθᾶ (Golgothâ), from Aramaic גּוּלְגּוּלְתָּא‎ (gulgultā).

Noun

calvário m (plural calvários)

  1. calvary (representation of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ)
  2. (figuratively) calvary; ordeal (a painful or trying experience)
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