antesala

See also: ante-sala

Catalan

Etymology

From ante- +‎ sala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌan.təˈsa.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌan.teˈsa.la]

Noun

antesala f (plural antesales)

1. antechamber

   Synonyms: avantsala, avantcambra, antecambra

Further reading

• “antesala”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “antesala”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “antesala” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “antesala” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Spanish

Etymology

From ante- +‎ sala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anteˈsala/ [ãn̪.t̪eˈsa.la]
• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: an‧te‧sa‧la

Noun

antesala f (plural antesalas)

1. anteroom, antechamber

   Synonym: antecámara

2. prelude
3. (Caribbean, baseball) third base

Derived terms

• antesalista
• hacer antesala

Further reading

• “antesala”, 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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish antesala.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔanteˈsala/ [ʔɐn̪.t̪ɛˈsaː.lɐ]
• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: an‧te‧sa‧la

Noun

antesala (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜐᜎ)

1. anteroom; antechamber

Related terms

• adelantado
• adelanto
• amparo
• ansestro
• ansiyanidad
• ansiyano
• ante
• antedilubyano
• antemano
• antenatal
• antenupsiyal
• anteohos
• antepasado
• antepenultima
• anteryoridad
• antes
• antesedente
• antesesor
• antigo
• antigwedad
• antikwado
• antikwaryo
• antipara
• antiparas
• antipas
• antisipasyon
• antisipo
• delantal
• delantera
• sala

See also

• hintayan
• kaida

Further reading

• “antesala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018