Dictionary
 Open and Collaborative
 Home page

Meaning of obelisco by furoya





furoya

obelisco
  60

1 ° _ Pillar, Landmark or marker, which is also used as a monument, although in this case it can be several meters high. 2 ° _ by its form of stake, it was common to call "obelisk" a kind of shish kebab or stick to nail the meat of the hunted animals and to cook them on the fire. 3 ° _ Graphic mark (), also called "Cristus Beach" because of its similarity with the Latin cross, or "dagger" by the resemblance to a knife with hilt. In all cases it reaches the Spanish of Latin obeliscus, which takes it from the Greek 959; 946; 949; 955; 953; 963; 954; 959; 962; , diminutive of 959; 946; 949; 955; 959; 962; (Obelós signal, marker); Probably taken from the Egyptian, where they used pyramidal monoliths (obeloí) carved with information on a place or a person.

  Like  0

* Only one "like" per meaning and day, the more "likes" the meaning will appear higher in the list











  ADD NEW MEANING  






       

          


This website uses your own and third party cookies to optimize your navigation, adapt to your preferences and perform analytical work. As we continue to navigate, we understand that you accept our Cookies Policies