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monumento

monument

noun moh-noo-MEN-toh Less Common
Travel & Places Landmarks

Origin: From Latin monumentum (memorial), from monere (to remind).

Usage Note

Monumento covers any commemorative structure and is also used figuratively: un monumento a la paciencia ('a monument to patience'). The adjective monumental is common in colloquial speech to mean 'enormous' or 'outstanding' (un error monumental, a colossal mistake). Masculine noun; plural monumentos.

Examples

"Visitamos el monumento a los caídos."

Natural Translation

We visited the monument to the fallen.

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