aldaba

See also: Aldaba

Spanish

Etymology

From a regional variant of Arabic الضبَّة‎ (aḍ-ḍabba, “window-bolt”, literally “lizard”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈdaba/ [al̪ˈd̪a.β̞a]
Rhymes: -aba
Syllabification: al‧da‧ba

Noun

aldaba f (plural aldabas)

doorknocker
Synonym: aldabón
(in the plural, slang) tits, knockers

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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