aldaba

See also: Aldaba

Spanish

Etymology

From a regional variant of Arabic الضبَّة‎ (aḍ-ḍabba) ‘window-bolt’, literally ‘lizard’.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈdaba/, [al̪ˈd̪aβa]

Noun

aldaba f (plural aldabas)

doorknocker
(in the plural, slang) tits, knockers

Derived terms

tener buenas aldabas

Further reading

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

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