alcoba

/alˈkoβa/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las alcobas

Meaning

  1. bedroom

    • La alcoba da al jardín.

      The bedroom faces the garden.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

dormitorio

dormitorio is the standard, common word for "bedroom"; alcoba is more literary or old-fashioned, sometimes with a cozier or more intimate connotation.

Similar in other languages

German

Schlafzimmer

Schlafzimmer is the German word for the same thing — both mean "bedroom."

French

chambre

chambre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "bedroom."

Practice

1 What does alcoba mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ da al jardín.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches alcoba?

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