hornacina

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From horno +‎ -ina.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /oɾnaˈθina/ [oɾ.naˈθi.na]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /oɾnaˈsina/ [oɾ.naˈsi.na]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: hor‧na‧ci‧na

Noun[edit]

hornacina f (plural hornacinas)

  1. recess (inset)
    • 2015 September 25, “Solo cuatro comunidades permiten usar desfibriladores a los no expertos”, in El País[1]:
      En una hornacina, el establecimiento tiene un desfibrilador.
      In a niche, the building has a defibrillator.
  2. (architecture) niche

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