estufa

noun

es·​tu·​fa

eˈstüfə

plural -s

: an assembly room or council chamber of a Pueblo Indian dwelling in which a sacred fire is kept burning

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, literally, stove, warm room, from estufar to heat an apartment, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin extufare to heat by steam

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