Polyglot Dictionary

dispensario

/dispenˈsaɾjo/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
dispensarios

Meaning

  1. clinic

    • Atendieron en el dispensario.

      They were treated at the clinic.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

clínica

dispensario specifically means a small clinic or dispensary, often free or charitable, dispensing medicine; clínica is the general, more modern word for "clinic."

Similar in other languages

French

clinique

clinique is the French word for the same thing — both mean "clinic."

Portuguese

clínica

clínica is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "clinic."

Practice

1 What does dispensario mean?

2 Fill the gap: Atendieron en el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches dispensario?

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