Usage Note
Bara is the standard Italian word for a coffin or casket. It is feminine and has the regular plural le bare. The related term feretro is a more elevated or formal synonym often found in newspaper obituaries.
Examples
"Il feretro era una bara di legno scuro."
Natural Translation
The bier was a dark-wood coffin.

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