reposacabezas

Spanish

Reposacabezas

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of reposa (“to rest”) +‎ cabezas (“heads”). Compare French repose-tête.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /reposakaˈbeθas/ [re.po.sa.kaˈβ̞e.θas]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /reposakaˈbesas/ [re.po.sa.kaˈβ̞e.sas]
• Rhymes: -eθas
• Rhymes: -esas
• Syllabification: re‧po‧sa‧ca‧be‧zas

Noun

reposacabezas m (plural reposacabezas)

1. headrest, head restraint

   Synonym: apoyacabeza (Argentina, Uruguay)

Further reading

• “reposacabezas”, 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