apoyacabeza

== Spanish == === Etymology === Verb-object compound, composed of apoya (“to support”) +‎ cabeza (“head”). Probably a calque of Italian appoggiatesta or appoggiacapo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˌpoʝakaˈbeθa/ [aˌpo.ʝa.kaˈβ̞e.θa] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /aˌpoʝakaˈbesa/ [aˌpo.ʝa.kaˈβ̞e.sa] (most of Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eθa (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -esa (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: a‧po‧ya‧ca‧be‧za === Noun === apoyacabeza m (plural apoyacabezas) (Rioplatense) headrest Synonym: reposacabezas === Further reading === “apoyacabeza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025