alféizar

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الحيزا (alḥáyza), from Arabic حِيَازَة‎ (ḥiyāza, “tenure”), from Arabic حَيِّز‎ (ḥayyiz, “space”).

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /alˈfeiθaɾ/, [alˈfei̯θaɾ]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /alˈfeisaɾ/, [alˈfei̯saɾ]

Noun

alféizar m (plural alféizares)

windowsill, ledge

Related terms

alfiz

Further reading

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

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