azotea

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic السطيح (as-suṭéyḥa), from Arabic سَطِيح (saṭīḥ, “flat, spread out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aθoˈtea/ [a.θoˈt̪e.a]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /asoˈtea/ [a.soˈt̪e.a]
• Rhymes: -ea
• Syllabification: a‧zo‧te‧a

Noun

azotea f (plural azoteas)

1. roof terrace, rooftop, flat roof
2. (colloquial) bonce, noggin (human head)

Derived terms

• mal de la azotea

 

Descendants

• → Cebuano: asotiya
• → Portuguese: açoteia

Further reading

• “azotea”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28