camposanto

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See also: campo santo

English

Noun

camposanto (plural camposantos or campisanti)

  1. A burial place or cemetery, in Italian- or Spanish-speaking regions.

Galician

Etymology

campo (field) +‎ santo (holy).

Pronunciation

Noun

camposanto m (plural camposantos)

  1. cemetery
    Synonym: cemiterio
  2. churchyard
    Synonyms: adro, sagrado

References

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Dating back at least to the Camposanto at Pisa, a novel city initiative begun in the thirteenth century. It derives from the Latin, campus sanctus (holy field).

Noun

camposanto m (plural campisanti)

  1. burial place or cemetery
    Synonym: cimitero

Spanish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kampoˈsanto/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -anto
  • Syllabification: cam‧po‧san‧to

Noun

camposanto m (plural camposantos)

  1. cemetery
    Synonym: cementerio

Descendants

  • Mezquital Otomi: kamposanto

Further reading