hornacina

Spanish

Etymology

From horno +‎ -ina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oɾnaˈθina/ [oɾ.naˈθi.na] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /oɾnaˈsina/ [oɾ.naˈsi.na] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: hor‧na‧ci‧na

Noun

hornacina f (plural hornacinas)

  1. recess (inset)
    • 2015 September 25, “Solo cuatro comunidades permiten usar desfibriladores a los no expertos”, in El País‎[1]:
      En una hornacina, el establecimiento tiene un desfibrilador.
      In a niche, the building has a defibrillator.
  2. (architecture) niche

Further reading

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