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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الْخَزِينَة (al-ḵazīna).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /alaˈθena/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /alaˈsena/
- Rhymes: -ena
- Syllabification: a‧la‧ce‧na
Noun
alacena f (plural alacenas)
- cupboard
- Synonym: armario
- locker
- Synonyms: casillero, taquilla
- wardrobe set in a wall
- (Mexico) pantry, larder
- Synonym: despensa
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