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Alternate meanings

In some Spanish-speaking countries, “alacena” can also refer to a small store or shop that sells food and household items.

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To remember the Spanish word “alacena,” you might think of “a la cena,” imagining walking towards the dinner table and grabbing something from the cupboard or cabinet where dishes or food are stored.

In Spanish, an “alacena” is a piece of furniture or a small storage space in a kitchen used for storing food, dishes, and other cooking items. To remember it, you can also associate it with the similar-sounding English word “alcove,” which can remind you of a small nook or storage space.

Other words that mean the same thing include “gabinete” or “armario de cocina,” which refer to a kitchen cabinet or cupboard. While “alacena” is more traditional and can imply a built-in or specific shelving unit for foods and spices, “gabinete” and “armario de cocina” are more generic terms for cabinets.

“Alacena” doesn’t have widespread alternate meanings or slang interpretations; it is typically used to refer to the physical storage space in a kitchen context.

Examples of sentences that use “alacena”:

1. Guardé las galletas en la alacena para que los niños no las encuentren.
2. Mi abuela tiene todas sus especias organizadas en la alacena de la cocina.
3. Necesitamos limpiar la alacena y deshacernos de los alimentos que ya caducaron.

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