zaguán

== Spanish == === Etymology === From Andalusian Arabic إِسْطِوَان (ʔisṭiwān), from Arabic أُسْطُوَانَة (ʔusṭuwāna, “pillar”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θaˈɡwan/ [θaˈɣ̞wãn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /saˈɡwan/ [saˈɣ̞wãn] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -an Syllabification: za‧guán === Noun === zaguán m (plural zaguanes) vestibule; front hall or entryway; foyer (Mexico) gate protecting a front yard or patio Synonym: portón ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: saguão === Further reading === “zaguán”, 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