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Where does “alcoba” come from?
alcoba (Spanish) comes from Arabic القُبَّة, from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא.
alcoba
(Spanish): bedroom
Definitions
bedroom
Ancestry of “alcoba”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
القُبَّة
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2
Aramaic
קוּבְּתָא
—
Words derived from “alcoba”
alcove
alcoved
alcôve
alcobita
alkov
алько́в
alkowa
alcov
alkoof
альков
アルコーブ
alkovi
alkowiany
alkówka
makuualkovi
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