camposanto
/kamposˈanto/
el
noun
C1
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- los camposantos
Meaning
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cemetery
Built from campo (field) + santo (holy).
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Visitó el camposanto del pueblo.
He visited the village cemetery.
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Made of
- campo field
- santo holy
Similar words
camposanto is a more literary or religious term for "cemetery," holy ground; cementerio is the standard, everyday word.
Practice
1 What does camposanto mean?
cemetery
2 Fill the gap: Visitó el ___ del pueblo.
Full sentence: Visitó el camposanto del pueblo. (He visited the village cemetery.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches camposanto?
camposanto: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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