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cementerio

cemetery

noun seh-mehn-TEH-ryoh Less Common

Usage Note

Cementerio is the standard word for a cemetery or graveyard. Camposanto is an older, more poetic synonym. The word is a Greek-origin borrowing via Latin (koimeterion, sleeping place). In Spain and Latin America, the Día de los Muertos / Todos los Santos traditions centre on visiting the cementerio to honour the deceased.

Examples

"Visitamos el cementerio el Día de Todos los Santos."

Natural Translation

We visited the cemetery on All Saints' Day.

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