alacena

Spanish

Alternative forms

• alhacena (rare)
• lacena

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْخَزِينَة (al-ḵazīna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alaˈθena/ [a.laˈθe.na] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /alaˈsena/ [a.laˈse.na] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: a‧la‧ce‧na

Noun

alacena f (plural alacenas)

1. cupboard

   Synonym: armario

2. locker

   Synonyms: casillero, taquilla

3. wardrobe set in a wall
4. (Mexico) pantry, larder

   Synonym: despensa

Further reading

• “alacena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “alacena”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
• “alacena”, in Diccionario del español de México [Dictionary of the Spanish of Mexico] (in Spanish), second edition, Mexican Academy of the Language [Spanish: Academia Mexicana de la Lengua], 2019