Feminine

credenza

Meaning

  1. (feminine) belief, credit
  2. (feminine) sideboard, cupboard, hutch, abacus (church furniture)

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
cre‧dèn‧za
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kreˈdɛn.t͡sa/
Etymology

From Late Latin crēdentia, from Latin crēdēns. By surface analysis, credere + -enza. Furniture sense is by similarity with small church table hosting paten, chalice and spoon during Communion.

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