alcoba

Spanish

Etymology

From a regional variant of Arabic القبَّة‎ (al-qubba) ‘dome, cupola’.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈkoba/, [alˈkoβa]

Noun

alcoba f (plural alcobas)

bedroom
Synonyms: dormitorio, cuarto, habitación

Further reading

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

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