azafato

Spanish

Etymology

From azafate (“tray”), from Arabic السَّفَط (as-safaṭ, “basket”).

Noun

azafato m (plural azafatos, feminine azafata, feminine plural azafatas)

1. flight attendant
2. a person who provides assistance to attendees, customers, clients, and so forth; a conference assistant, a customer service assistant, a receptionist, etc.

Further reading

• “azafato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014