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edificio

building

noun eh-dee-FEE-syoh Less Common
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Origin: From Latin aedificium, from aedificare (to build).

Usage Note

Edificio refers specifically to a large structure such as an apartment block, office building, or public building. For smaller houses and homes, Spanish uses casa or vivienda instead. The related verb edificar means 'to build (a large structure)' and is more formal than construir.

Examples

"El edificio tiene veinte pisos."

Natural Translation

The building has twenty floors.

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