cenefa

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَنِيفَة (ṣanīfa), via Andalusian Arabic. Compare Sicilian zineffa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θeˈnefa/ [θeˈne.fa] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /seˈnefa/ [seˈne.fa] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -efa
  • Syllabification: ce‧ne‧fa

Noun

cenefa f (plural cenefas)

  1. decorative border

Further reading

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