marquesina
English
Alternative forms
Noun
marquesina (plural marquesinas)
- (Puerto Rico) A home's garage or carport, often used for socializing.
Catalan
Etymology
From marquès + -ina. Compare French marquise.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [mər.kəˈzi.nə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [maɾ.keˈzi.na]
Audio (Barcelona): (file)
Noun
marquesina f (plural marquesines)
Further reading
- “marquesina”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
Spanish
Etymology
From marquesa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɾkeˈsina/ [maɾ.keˈsi.na]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: mar‧que‧si‧na
Noun
marquesina f (plural marquesinas)
Further reading
- “marquesina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
- “marquesina”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010