contraventana

Spanish

Etymology

From contra +‎ ventana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kontɾabenˈtana/ [kõn̪.t̪ɾa.β̞ẽn̪ˈt̪a.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: con‧tra‧ven‧ta‧na

Noun

contraventana f (plural contraventanas)

1. shutter (of windows)

   Synonym: postigo

Further reading

• “contraventana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10