wake

nounmasculine/vɨˈlɔɾju/low

ve·ló·ri·o

Definition

A watch or vigil held beside the body of someone who has died, sometimes with festivities.

The family held a wake for their grandfather the night before the funeral.

Friends gathered for a traditional Irish wake.

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Common collocations

hold a wakeattend a wakefuneral wake

Do espanhol 'velorio', derivado de 'velar' (vigiar, passar a noite em claro).