"cornisa" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /koɾˈnisa/, [koɾˈni.sa] Forms: cornisas [plural]
Rhymes: -isa Etymology: From Occitan cornís, from Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís, “something curved”). Etymology templates: {{der|es|oc|cornís}} Occitan cornís, {{der|es|grc|κορωνίς|t=something curved}} Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís, “something curved”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} cornisa f (plural cornisas)
  1. (architecture) cornice Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cornisa-es-noun-fYzWDKcn Categories (other): Architecture, Architectural elements Disambiguation of Architectural elements: 71 8 20 Topics: architecture
  2. crown molding Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cornisa-es-noun-LrUlZkGp Categories (other): Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 3 53 1 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 15 79 6
  3. top of a pedestal cornice on a building or room Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cornisa-es-noun-0HUplGP6

Inflected forms

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