alcove

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[edit] Etymology

From French alcôve, from Spanish or Portuguese alcova, alcoba, from Arabic القبة ‘the vault, chamber with vaulted roof’.

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  • IPA: /ˈælkəʊv/

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Singular
alcove

Plural
alcoves

alcove (plural alcoves)

  1. A small recessed area set off from a larger room.

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alcove f.

  1. Plural form of alcova.

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