apoyacabeza

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Spanish

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Apoyacabeza

Etymology

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Verb-object compound, composed of apoya (to support) +‎ cabeza (head). Probably a calque of Italian appoggiatesta or appoggiacapo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /apoʝakaˈbeθa/ [a.po.ʝa.kaˈβ̞e.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /apoʝakaˈbesa/ [a.po.ʝa.kaˈβ̞e.sa]
 
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /apoʃakaˈbesa/ [a.po.ʃa.kaˈβ̞e.sa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /apoʒakaˈbesa/ [a.po.ʒa.kaˈβ̞e.sa]

  • Rhymes: -eθa
  • Rhymes: -esa
  • Syllabification: a‧po‧ya‧ca‧be‧za

Noun

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apoyacabeza m (plural apoyacabezas)

  1. (Argentina, Uruguay) headrest
    Synonym: reposacabezas

Further reading

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