retablo

noun

re·​ta·​blo

rāˈtä(ˌ)blō

plural -s

1

: a votive offering made in the form of a religious picture typically portraying Christian saints, painted on a panel, and hung in a church or chapel especially in Spain and Mexico

2

: reredos sense 1

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, retable

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