alcôve

See also: alcove

French

Etymology

From Spanish alcoba or Portuguese alcova, from Arabic اَلْقُبَّة‎ (al-qubba, “vault, chamber with vaulted roof”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /al.kov/

Noun

alcôve f (plural alcôves)

alcove

Further reading

“alcôve” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

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