antifaz

Spanish

una antifaz

Etymology

From ante- (“before”) +‎ faz (“face”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /antiˈfaθ/ [ãn̪.t̪iˈfaθ]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /antiˈfas/ [ãn̪.t̪iˈfas]
(Spain) Rhymes: -aθ
(Latin America) Rhymes: -as
Syllabification: an‧ti‧faz

Noun

antifaz m (plural antifaces)

a Colombina mask (i.e., a mask that doesn't cover the whole face but only the eyes part and maybe the nose)
eye mask
sleep mask

Further reading

“antifaz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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