antessala
Portuguese, noun/ɐ̃.teˈsa.lɐ/
antessala is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “anteroom; antechamber” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sala que precede a principal”.
What does antessala mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineanteroom; antechamber
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sala que precede a principal 2. sala de espera 3. antecâmara
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of antessala
- antessalas plural
- ante-sala alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce antessala?
- Brazil /ɐ̃.teˈsa.lɐ/
- Portugal /ɐ̃.tɨˈsa.lɐ/
- Portugal /ɐ̃.tɨ.ˈsa.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is antessala in Portuguese?
antessala appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).