hiniestra

Spanish

Etymology

From older finiestra, from Latin fenestra. Doublet of fenestra.

Cognate with Galician fiestra, Catalan finestra, Aragonese finestra, Italian finestra, Sicilian finestra, Occitan fenèstra, French fenêtre, Portuguese fresta and Romanian fereastră.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈnjestɾa/ [iˈnjes.t̪ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -estɾa
  • Syllabification: hi‧nies‧tra

Noun

hiniestra f (plural hiniestras)

  1. (archaic) window
    Synonyms: (obsolete) fenestra, (obsolete) finiestra, ventana

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