alcoba

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic القُبَّة (al-qubba, dome, cupola), via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈkoba/ [alˈko.β̞a]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oba
  • Syllabification: al‧co‧ba

Noun

alcoba f (plural alcobas)

  1. (poetic) bedroom
    Synonyms: dormitorio, cuarto, habitación, recámara
    • 2011, Margarida Rebelo Pinto, Mi querida Inés:
      Y para que no le quedasen dudas, usé de la mejor arma que una mujer posee, además de sus encantos físicos y dotes de alcoba: la fragilidad y el temor de Dios.
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Usage notes

  • Alcoba is a false friend, and does not mean alcove in Spanish. The Spanish word for that English meaning of alcoba is hornacina.

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