home cinema

== English == === Noun === home cinema (plural home cinemas) (UK) A system for showing cinema-quality films at home; usually comprising high-definition television and surround sound. Synonym: home theater (US) (rare, by extension) A dedicated room for such a system. ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English home cinema. === Noun === home cinema m (plural home cinemas) home cinema (theatre-quality film system at home) Synonym: home theater == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English home cinema. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌxom θiˈnema/ [ˌxõm θiˈne.ma] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /ˌxom siˈnema/ [ˌxõm siˈne.ma] (Latin America, Philippines) === Noun === home cinema m (plural home cinemas) home cinema (system) ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.