alcove

== English == === Etymology === From French alcôve, from Spanish alcoba or Portuguese alcova, from Arabic القُبَّة (al-qubba, “vault, chamber with vaulted roof”). Doublet of qubba. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæl.kəʊv/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæl.koʊv/ === Noun === alcove (plural alcoves) (architecture) A small recessed area set off from a larger room. A shady retreat. (countable) The geographical and geological term for a steep-sided hollow in the side of an exposed rock face or cliff of a homogeneous rock type, that was water eroded. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === coeval, coëval == Italian == === Noun === alcove f plural of alcova === Anagrams === celavo, vocale