alféizar

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الحيزا (al-ḥéyza), from Arabic حِيَازَة (ḥiyāza, “tenure”), from Arabic حَيِّز (ḥayyiz, “space”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /alˈfeiθaɾ/ [alˈfei̯.θaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /alˈfeisaɾ/ [alˈfei̯.saɾ]

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• Rhymes: -eiθaɾ
• Rhymes: -eisaɾ
• Syllabification: al‧féi‧zar

Noun

alféizar m (plural alféizares)

1. windowsill, ledge

Related terms

• alfiz

 

Further reading

• “alféizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28