əˈdɔr, -ˈdoʊr noun
(in Spanish-speaking countries) any architectural feature, as a loggia or balcony, affording a view of the surroundings.
Origin:
1660–70; < Spanish < Catalan, equivalent to mira(r) to look at (< Latin mīrārī to wonder at) + -dor agent suffix (< Latin -tor -tor)
1660–70; < Spanish < Catalan, equivalent to mira(r) to look at (< Latin mīrārī to wonder at) + -dor agent suffix (< Latin -tor -tor)
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| —n | |
| a window, balcony, or turret | |
| [C17: from Spanish, from mirar to look] | |
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