tapanco

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tlapanco (“loft, attic”), from tlapantli (“roof”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈpanko/ [t̪aˈpãŋ.ko]
• Rhymes: -anko
• Syllabification: ta‧pan‧co

Noun

tapanco m (plural tapancos)

1. (Mexico) loft, attic

   Synonyms: ático, desván

Further reading

• “tapanco”, 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