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Galician
Noun
orfanato m (plural orfanatos)
- orphanage (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans)
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
From órfão (“orphan”) + -ato.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -atu
- Hyphenation: or‧fa‧na‧to
Noun
orfanato m (plural orfanatos)
- orphanage (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans)
Cresci em um orfanato.- I grew up in an orphanage.
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From huérfano (“orphan”) + -ato.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oɾfaˈnato/
- Rhymes: -ato
- Syllabification: or‧fa‧na‧to
Noun
orfanato m (plural orfanatos)
- orphanage (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans)
- Synonym: orfelinato
Further reading