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Meaning of alcouve | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
[alˈkowβɪ]

Definitions

  1. seedbed; nursery
    masculine
  2. Equivalent to 'Nursery': Especially in European countries: a room or area in a household set apart for the care of children.

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Examples

“Sabeliña chamábase tamén a filla de Antón, e polo garrida era un milleiro de herbas cabreiras, un alcoube de meigallos.”

Sabeliña was also the name of Anton's daughter, so lush that she was a thousand Lunaria annua, a seedbed of charms.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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