antifaz

Spanish

una antifaz

Etymology

From ante- (“before”) +‎ faz (“face”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /antiˈfaθ/ [ãn̪.t̪iˈfaθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /antiˈfas/ [ãn̪.t̪iˈfas]
• Rhymes: -aθ
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: an‧ti‧faz

Noun

antifaz m (plural antifaces)

1. a Colombina mask (i.e., a mask that doesn't cover the whole face but only the eyes part and maybe the nose)
2. eye mask
3. sleep mask

Further reading

• “antifaz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014