desván

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish desvanar (“to empty”), from Latin dis- + vanus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desˈban/ [d̪ezˈβ̞ãn]

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• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: des‧ván

Noun

desván m (plural desvanes)

1. loft, attic

Further reading

• “desván”, 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