alacena

Spanish

Alternative forms

alhacena (rare)

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (alẖazána), from Arabic خِزَانَة‎ (ḵizāna, “coffer, safe”).

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /alaˈθena/

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /alaˈsena/

Noun

alacena f (plural alacenas)

locker; wardrobe set in a wall

Further reading

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

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