azotea

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic السطيح (as-suṭáyḥa), from Arabic سَطِيح (saṭīḥ, “flat, spread out”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aθoˈtea/ [a.θoˈt̪e.a] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /asoˈtea/ [a.soˈt̪e.a] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ea Syllabification: a‧zo‧te‧a === Noun === azotea f (plural azoteas) roof terrace, rooftop, flat roof Synonym: terraza (colloquial) bonce, noggin (human head) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Cebuano: asotiya → Portuguese: açoteia → Tagalog: asotea === Further reading === “azotea”, 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