alcove

Significado (Inglés)

1. A small recessed area set off from a larger room.
2. A shady retreat.
3. The geographical and geological term for a steep-sided hollow in the side of an exposed rock face or cliff of a homogeneous rock type, that was water eroded.

Conceptos

alcoba

hueco

nicho

cuarto

4th

dormitorio

glorieta

habitación

cenador

hornacina

aposento

calleja

Sinónimos

recess

bay

niche

arbor

bedroom

booth

cavity

chamber

concavity

cubicle

dais

dormer

enclosure

lane

nook

padding

passage

pergola

pock

recession

room

scarf

🧣

sickbed

small room

concaveness

sleeping room

alley

recessed room

alleyway

bed

🛏️

bedchamber

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈæl.kəʊv/

Etimología (Inglés)

From French alcôve, from Spanish alcoba or Portuguese alcova, from Arabic القُبَّة (al-qubba, “vault, chamber with vaulted roof”). Doublet of qubba.