alcôve

See also: alcove

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alcoba or Portuguese alcova, from Arabic اَلْقُبَّة (al-qubba, “vault, chamber with vaulted roof”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.kov/

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Noun

alcôve f (plural alcôves)

1. alcove

Derived terms

• secret d’alcôve

Further reading

• “alcôve”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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