apoyacabeza
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb-object compound, composed of apoya (“to support”) + cabeza (“head”). Probably a Calque of Italian appoggiatesta or appoggiacapo.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
apoyacabeza m (plural apoyacabezas)
- (Argentina, Uruguay) headrest
- Synonym: reposacabezas
Further reading[edit]
- “apoyacabeza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Spanish verb-object compounds
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