reposacabezas
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Verb-object compound, composed of reposa (“to rest”) + cabezas (“heads”). Compare French repose-tête.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /reposakaˈbeθas/ [re.po.sa.kaˈβ̞e.θas]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /reposakaˈbesas/ [re.po.sa.kaˈβ̞e.sas]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -eθas
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -esas
- Syllabification: re‧po‧sa‧ca‧be‧zas
Noun edit
reposacabezas m (plural reposacabezas)
- headrest, head restraint
- Synonym: apoyacabeza (Argentina, Uruguay)
Further reading edit
- “reposacabezas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014