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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic القُبَّة (al-qubba, “dome, cupola”), via Andalusian Arabic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈkoba/
- Rhymes: -oba
- Syllabification: al‧co‧ba
Noun
alcoba f (plural alcobas)
- (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.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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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