alcántara

See also: Alcantara and Alcántara

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic القنطرة (al-qánṭara), from Arabic قَنْطَرَة (qanṭara, “bridge”), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈkantaɾa/ [alˈkãn̪.t̪a.ɾa]

Noun

alcántara f (plural alcántaras)

1. wooden cover over a loom treadle to protect velvet
2. (Cuba) water jug

Derived terms

• alcantarilla

Further reading

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