See also: alcôve

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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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alcove (plural alcoves)

  1. (architecture) A small recessed area set off from a larger room.
  2. A shady retreat.
    The house was situated in a leafy alcove.
  3. (countable) The geographical and geological term for a steep-sided hollow in the side of an exposed rock face or cliff of a homogeneous rock type, that was water eroded.

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alcove f

  1. plural of alcova

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