reposacabezas

Spanish

Reposacabezas

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of reposa (“to rest”) +‎ cabezas (“heads”). Compare French repose-tête.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /reposakaˈbeθas/ [re.po.sa.kaˈβ̞e.θas]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /reposakaˈbesas/ [re.po.sa.kaˈβ̞e.sas]
(Spain) Rhymes: -eθas
(Latin America) Rhymes: -esas
Syllabification: re‧po‧sa‧ca‧be‧zas

Noun

reposacabezas m (plural reposacabezas)

headrest, head restraint
Synonym: apoyacabeza (Argentina, Uruguay)

Further reading

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

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