alcántara

See also: Alcantara and Alcántara

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic القنطرة‎ (al-qánṭara), from Arabic قَنْطَرَة‎ (qanṭara, “bridge”), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈkantaɾa/, [alˈkãn̪t̪aɾa]

Noun

alcántara f (plural alcántaras)

wooden cover over a loom treadle to protect velvet
(Cuba) water jug

Derived terms

alcantarilla

Further reading

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

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