alcove
noun
[ ˈalkəʊv ]
• a recess in the wall of a room or garden.
Similar:
recess,
niche,
nook,
opening,
bay,
hollow,
cavity,
corner,
indentation,
booth,
apse,
inglenook,
Origin:
late 16th century: from French alcôve, from Spanish alcoba, from Arabic al-qubba ‘the vault’.
