re·ta·blo
| \ rāˈtä(ˌ)blō \
plural -s
Definition of retablo
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
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