ventana

Asturian

Noun

ventana f (plural ventanes)

1. window

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ventana.

Noun

ventana

1. window

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Ladino

Noun

ventana f (Latin spelling)

1. window

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Leonese

Noun

ventana f (plural ventanas)

1. window

References

• AEDLL

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ventana, from Latin ventus. Cognate of ventã.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vẽ.ˈtɐ.nɐ/
• Hyphenation: ven‧ta‧na

Noun

ventana f (plural ventanas)

1. (archaic) window
2. handheld fan
3. snooker pocket
4. (Brazil) troublemaker

Synonyms

• (window): janela
• (handheld fan): leque
• (snooker pocket): ventanilha
• (troublemaker): desordeiro, mau, turbulento.

Adjective

ventana m or f (plural ventanas, comparable)

1. (Brazil) troublemaker

Synonyms

• (troublemaker): desordeiro, mau, turbulento.

References

• “ventana” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
• “ventana” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Spanish

Etymology

Derived from Latin ventus, through a Vulgar Latin root *ventana. Compare Asturian ventana, Extremaduran ventana, Galician ventá, Leonese ventana, Mirandese bentana, Portuguese ventã.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /benˈtana/, [bẽn̪ˈt̪ana]
• Hyphenation: ven‧ta‧na

Noun

ventana f (plural ventanas)

1. window (opening for light and air)

   Synonyms: fenestra, finiestra, hiniestra

2. window frame
3. (computing) window (area on a computer screen)
4. nostril
5. small gap or opening; forest clearing

Derived terms

(diminutive ventanilla or ventanita)

• ventanal

Descendants

• Hiligaynon: bintana
• Tagalog: bintana

Further reading

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