azotea

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic السطيح (as-suṭéyḥa), from Arabic سَطِيح (saṭīḥ, “flat, spread out”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /aθoˈtea/ [a.θoˈt̪e.a]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /asoˈtea/ [a.soˈt̪e.a]
Rhymes: -ea
Syllabification: a‧zo‧te‧a

Noun

azotea f (plural azoteas)

roof terrace, rooftop, flat roof
(colloquial) bonce, noggin (human head)

Derived terms

mal de la azotea

Descendants

→ Cebuano: asotiya

Further reading

“azotea”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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