nounnounnoun
la mortaja
shroud
Es una tela que se usa para cubrir el cuerpo de una persona que ha fallecido antes de enterrarla.
The word "mortaja" in Spanish refers to a shroud or burial cloth. It is the cloth in which a deceased person's body is wrapped before burial. Historically, a mortaja is a simple piece of fabric, often white, used to cover or wrap the dead. The term can also suggest something that covers or envelops completely, sometimes used metaphorically.
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La mortaja es blanca.noun
The shroud is white.
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