azafata
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom azafate (“tray”), from Arabic السَفَط (as-safaṭ, “basket”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /a
θ aˈfata/ [a.θ aˈfa.t̪a] - IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /asaˈfata/ [a.saˈfa.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ata
- Syllabification: a‧za‧fa‧ta
Noun
editazafata f (plural azafatas, masculine azafato, masculine plural azafatos)
- stewardess, flight attendant
- Synonyms: auxiliar de vuelo, tripulante de cabina, sobrecargo, (Latin America) aeromoza
- Tengo que trabajar hoy de azafata.
- Today I have to do stewardess work.
- 2017 May 26, Elisa Sánchez Fernández, “'Pies de azafata': así sufren el sexismo de tener que llevar tacones en su trabajo”, in El País:
- Según el protocolo de uniformidad de aerolíneas como Iberia, durante el vuelo las azafatas tienen que calzar tacón bajo (de 3 a 5 cm) y para embarcar, desembarcar y caminar por la terminal, el alto (de 5 a 10 cm).
- According to the uniform protocol of airlines like Iberia, during the flight, flight attendants have to wear low-heeled shoes (3 to 5 cm), and for boarding, unboarding, and walking through the terminal, a high heel (5 to 10 cm).
- a person who provides assistance to attendees, customers, clients, etc.; a conference assistant, a customer service assistant, an events coordinator, a hostess, a receptionist, etc.
- El año pasado vivía en Londres y trabajaba como azafata de eventos.
- Last year I lived in London and worked as an events coordinator.
Further reading
edit- “azafato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16
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