Polyglot Dictionary

despacho

/desˈpatʃo/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los despachos

Meaning

  1. office

    • Voy a su despacho.

      I'm going to his office.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

oficina

despacho is more personal or private, like a study or a specific person's office; oficina is more general, like a workplace or company office.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

escritório

escritório is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "office."

Portuguese

secretaria

secretaria is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "office."

Practice

1 What does despacho mean?

2 Fill the gap: Voy a su ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches despacho?

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