azafato

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

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.

• “azafato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28