alcayata

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الخَيَاطَة, from Latin cāia.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /alkaˈʝata/ [al.kaˈʝa.t̪a] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /alkaˈʃata/ [al.kaˈʃa.t̪a] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /alkaˈʒata/ [al.kaˈʒa.t̪a] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: al‧ca‧ya‧ta

Noun

alcayata f (plural alcayatas)

  1. meat hook
  2. spike

Further reading

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