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vitrina

display case

noun bee-TREE-nah Rare
Home & Lifestyle Furniture

Origin: From French vitrine, from vitre 'pane of glass'.

Also means

shop window

Usage Note

Vitrina refers to a glass-fronted display cabinet or showcase, found in shops, museums, or homes. In some Latin American countries it also means 'shop window' (the sense covered in Spain by escaparate). The phrase mirar vitrinas ('window shopping') is common across the Americas.

Examples

"Los anillos están expuestos en la vitrina del joyero."

Natural Translation

The rings are displayed in the jeweler's case.

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