alacena

Spanish

Alternative forms

• alhacena (rare)

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (alẖazána), from Arabic خِزَانَة (ḵizāna, “coffer, safe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /alaˈθena/ [a.laˈθe.na]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /alaˈsena/ [a.laˈse.na]

Noun

alacena f (plural alacenas)

1. locker; wardrobe set in a wall
2. cupboard
3. (Mexico) pantry, larder

Further reading

• “alacena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014