tanatorio

See also: tanatório

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin thanatorium, haplology from Ancient Greek θᾰ́νᾰτος (thánatos, “death”) + Latin -torium.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tanaˈtoɾjo/ [t̪a.naˈt̪o.ɾjo]
Rhymes: -oɾjo
Syllabification: ta‧na‧to‧rio

Noun

tanatorio m (plural tanatorios)

(chiefly Spain) funeral home
Synonym: (Latin America) funeraria

Further reading

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

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