pyre
noun /ˈpaɪə(r)/
/ˈpaɪər/
- a large pile of wood on which a dead body is placed and burned in a funeral ceremony
Topics Religion and festivalsc2, Life stagesc2(火葬用的)柴堆 Collocations DictionaryPyre is used after these nouns:- funeral
词源mid 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek pura, from pur ‘fire’.