English → Latin
“parade” in Latin
pompaprocession, parade; pompostentātiōexhibition, display, showing offlūstrōto purify by means of a propitiatory sacrifice; to circle, move in a circle around. (because the priest offering such saincēdōto walk, stride, step, march (along); to walk or move … etc. with divine presence or attributes; to advance (move forwaradsumto be here, there, near, present, at hand; to arrive; to attend
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
parade
Pomp, show, pompa: ostentatio: to make a parade, magnifice se inferre (Plaut.), or incedere (Liv.); se ostentare.
Military order, *pompa militaris: to be on parade, *interesse, adesse, pompae militari.
Place where troops are marshalled, etc., campus in quo milites exercentur (after Suet., Oct., 16, in.); *campus militibus instruendis, lustrandis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for parade?
- The usual Latin words for “parade” are pompa, ostentātiō, lūstrō; also incēdō, adsum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.