manicomio

/maniˈkomjo/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
manicomios

Meaning

  1. asylum

    • Lo ingresaron en un manicomio.

      They committed him to an asylum.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

asile

asile is the French word for the same thing — both mean "asylum."

Portuguese

hospício

hospício is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "asylum."

Practice

1 What does manicomio mean?

2 Fill the gap: Lo ingresaron en un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches manicomio?

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