tapanco

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tlapanco (“loft, attic”), from tlapantli (“roof”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /taˈpanko/ [t̪aˈpãŋ.ko]
Rhymes: -anko
Syllabification: ta‧pan‧co

Noun

tapanco m (plural tapancos)

(Mexico) loft, attic
Synonyms: ático, desván

Further reading

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

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