banqueta

Pronunciation

• Homophones: banquetas, banquetât

Verb

banqueta

1. third-person singular past historic of banqueter

Noun

banqueta f (plural banquetas)

1. stool (a seat)

Etymology

From banca (“bench”) +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix). The sense of sidewalk comes from the platfoms, like low benches, which were used for walking on streets aside houses.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /banˈketa/, [bãŋˈket̪a]

Noun

banqueta f (plural banquetas)

1. (furniture) footstool

   Synonym: reposapiés, escabel, taburete

2. (furniture) small bench
3. (Guatemala, Mexico, Philippines) sidewalk

   Synonym: acera

Further reading

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