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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescenador
Pronunciation / Transliteration: se.naˈðor
"Descansaron en el fresco cenador del jardín."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A shady garden alcove with sides and a roof composed of woody plants, intertwined branches, or climbing plants.
"They sat in the quiet arbour, shaded from the afternoon sun by climbing roses." - 2
A spindle, axle, or shaft on which other rotating parts of a machine are mounted.
"The machinist carefully aligned the cutting tool on the lathe's arbour."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'erbore', from Old French 'erbier', meaning a patch of grass or herb garden, based on the Latin 'herba' meaning grass or herb. Through folk etymology, the spelling and meaning shifted during the 16th century to be associated with trees and Latin 'arbor', transforming the definition from a grassy plot to a shaded leafy garden alcove.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Arbour" is said worldwide
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tonnelle
Transliteration: to-nɛl
"Nous avons déjeuné sous la tonnelle ombragée."
Laube
Transliteration: ˈlaʊbə
"Die Rosenlaube bot einen wunderbaren Schattenplatz."
pergola
Transliteration: ˈpɛr.ɡo.la
"I tralci d'uva pendevano sopra la pergola."
cenador
Transliteration: se.naˈðor
"Descansaron en el fresco cenador del jardín."
latada
Transliteration: laˈta.dɐ
"As uvas cresciam na latada do quintal."
कुंज
Transliteration: kunj
"वे हरे-भरे कुंज में बैठे थे।"
绿荫廊
Transliteration: lù yīn láng
"他们在绿荫廊下躲避夏日的阳光。"
나뭇가지 정자
Transliteration: namutgaji jeongja
"우리는 정원 나뭇가지 정자에서 휴식을 취했다."
東屋
Transliteration: azumaya
"庭の東屋で涼しい風を感じた。"
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