bóveda
See also: boveda
Spanish
Etymology
Possibly from the hypothetical Vulgar Latin word *volvita, alteration of Latin volūta, from volvere (“to turn”), but this presents serious phonetic difficulties. Compare Portuguese abóbada. More likely of Germanic origin, from a Gothic *buwitha, from a derivative of Proto-Germanic *būaną (“to dwell reside, build”).[1] Doublet of voluta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbobeda/, [ˈboβeða]
Noun
bóveda f (plural bóvedas)
- (architecture) arch
- Synonym: arco
- (architecture) vault
- (architecture, El Salvador) bridge
- Synonym: puente
- crypt, sepulchre
- Synonym: cripta
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- “bóveda” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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