Phrase guide
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noun
A brightly colored skull face icon, placed on the grave of the deceased to celebrate their life during festivals and feast days.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Mexico
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Synonyms: calavera
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A more modern design of the same style, often done as a tattoo, and normally darker in colour and more macabre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From the use of clay-molded sugar in their preparation.
