butaca

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish butaca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [buˈta.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [buˈta.ka]

Noun

butaca f (plural butaques)

1. armchair

   Synonyms: cadiral, poltrona

2. seat (in theatre, cinema, etc.)

Further reading

• “butaca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “butaca” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Cumanagoto putaca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈtaka/ [buˈt̪a.ka]
• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: bu‧ta‧ca

Noun

butaca f (plural butacas)

1. armchair

   Synonyms: sillón, poltrona

2. seat (in theatre, cinema, etc.)

   Synonyms: asiento, localidad

Derived terms

• butacón
• patio de butacas

 

Descendants

• → Catalan: butaca

Further reading

• “butaca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28