What does alfombra in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word alfombra in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use alfombra in Spanish.

The word alfombra in Spanish means rug, carpet, cover, covering, carpet, bath mat, magic carpet, red carpet. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word alfombra

rug

nombre femenino (tejido con que se cubre el suelo) (movable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Compré una alfombra persa para la sala.
I bought a Persian rug for the living-room.

carpet, cover, covering

nombre femenino (algo que cubre el suelo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hay una alfombra de hojas en el bosque.
The woodland floor was carpeted with leaves.

carpet

verbo transitivo (cubrir con alfombra, tapete)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

bath mat

nombre femenino (estera absorbente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

magic carpet

nombre femenino (literatura (tapiz que vuela)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Aladino huyó volando en su alfombra mágica.
Aladdin flew away on his magic carpet.

red carpet

nombre femenino (camino para VIPS)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los fotógrafos esperaban a los artistas en la alfombra roja.
The photographers waited for the actors on the red carpet.

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