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alcove

al·cove

UK/ˈæl.kəʊv/ US/ˈæl.koʊv/ rare

noun

1.

a small recess opening off a larger room

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Origin

From French alcôve, from Spanish alcoba or Portuguese alcova, from Arabic القُبَّة (al-qubba, “vault, chamber with vaulted roof”). Doublet of qubba.

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