Andamio

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by poli

Oh, repisa de la ventana sounds like a word everyone will understand. I have heard the word repisero, and I think it's a ledgelike piece of furnature hammered to the wall for figurines

I never heard "repisero", but I'd understand it if I heard this word. I'd say "repisa" or "estante". So, when you say "repisa de la ventana" you add "la ventana", to distinguish from another "repisa" (made from wood or stone)

[chileno]

Originally Posted by irmamar

"Andamio" is scaffolding. This is a structure of iron and wood used for the builders to mend something from a building.

Alféizar is used above all in Andalucía. I always say "alféizar" (an Arabic word), but some people look at me a bit surprised when I say this word. Here people say "repisa de la ventana". Antepecho is also a known word, but this is not very used. I don't know if "alféizar" has crossed the Atlantic.

"Quicio" is another word which means the doorjamb, both windows and doors. "Me sacas de quicio" means that you're driving me crazy

Nosotros usamos/usabamos alféizar. Nunca había escuchado antepecho. Quien sabe si usamos el borde de la ventana, pero no estoy seguro. Quicio me parece relacionarlo con jamba, que asi lo conocía yo en chile.