fresta

Meaning

1. (feminine) a gap or slit; a small, narrow, usually vertical, aperture in a wall, curtain or other objects by which one can see what is beyond or outside them
2. (feminine) a narrow window

Hyphenated as

fres‧ta

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɾɛs.tɐ/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese fẽestra (“window”) by metathesis, from Latin fenestra (“window”), of Etruscan origin. Cognate with Galician fiestra, Spanish hiniestra, Catalan finestra, Occitan fenèstra, French fenêtre, Italian finestra, Romanian fereastră and German Fenster.