alcove

1. A recess or partly enclosed extension connected to or forming part of a room.
2. A secluded structure, such as a bower, in a garden.

[French alcôve, from Spanish alcoba, from Arabic al-qubba, the vault : al-, the + qubba, vault.]

(AL-kov)

noun
1. A recess in a wall.
2. A small, secluded space connected to a room or in a garden.

Etymology
From French alcôve, from Spanish alcoba, from Arabic al-qubba (the vault)

A semi-circular, steep-sided cavity on a rock outcrop, caused by water erosion, especially spring-sapping.

A small recessed space, opening directly into a larger room.

For the community in Quebec, Canada, see Alcove, Quebec.

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Drawing of an alcove.

Alcove (through the Spanish, alcoba, from the Arabic, al-, the, and qubbah,(القبة) a vault) is an architectural term for a recess in a room, usually screened off by pillars, balustrades or drapery.

Usage : Though their apartment lacked a dining room, an alcove adjacent to the living room made for an adequate ambience for dinner.

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - alkove, niche

Nederlands (Dutch)
nis

Français (French)
n. - alcôve, niche, tonnelle, berceau

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nische

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (αρχιτ.) εσοχή δωματίου, κοιλότητα, σηκός, κόγχη, κιόσκι, περίπτερο

Italiano (Italian)
alcova

Português (Portuguese)
n. - alcova (f), nicho (m), sacada (f)

Русский (Russian)
альков, ниша, углубление

Español (Spanish)
n. - nicho, hornacina, hueco

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - alkov, berså

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
凹室, 小亭, 壁橱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 凹室, 小亭, 壁櫥

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 작은 방, 깊숙한 사실, 후미진 곳

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - アルコーブ, 入り込み

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فجوه في جدار غرفه, مختلى مظلل في حديقه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גומחה בקיר, פינה, חצי חדר, חדרון‬

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