zaquizamí

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَقْف فِي ٱلسَّمَاء (saqf fī s-samāʔ, literally “roof in the sky”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θakiθaˈmi/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sakisaˈmi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: za‧qui‧za‧mí

Noun

zaquizamí m (plural zaquizamís or zaquizamíes)

  1. attic; loft
  2. hole; crappy room or building

Descendants

  • ⇒ Bikol Central: kisame
  • ⇒ Cebuano: kisami, (nonstandard) kisame
  • ⇒ Ilocano: kisame
  • ⇒ Sambali: kisami
  • ⇒ Tagalog: kisame

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