alféizar

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈfeiθaɾ/ [alˈfei̯.θaɾ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /alˈfeisaɾ/ [alˈfei̯.saɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -eiθaɾ (Spain)
• Rhymes: -eisaɾ (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: al‧féi‧zar

Noun

alféizar m (plural alféizares)

1. windowsill, ledge

Related terms

• alfiz

Further reading

• “alféizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024