cubrebocas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of cubre (“to cover”) +‎ bocas (“mouths”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kubɾeˈbokas/ [ku.β̞ɾeˈβ̞o.kas]
Rhymes: -okas
Syllabification: cu‧bre‧bo‧cas

Noun

cubrebocas m (plural cubrebocas)

(medicine) mask

Further reading

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

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