tanatorio

See also: tanatório

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin thanatorium, haplology from Ancient Greek θᾰ́νᾰτος (thánatos, “death”) + Latin -torium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tanaˈtoɾjo/ [t̪a.naˈt̪o.ɾjo]
• Rhymes: -oɾjo
• Syllabification: ta‧na‧to‧rio

Noun

tanatorio m (plural tanatorios)

1. (chiefly Spain) funeral home

   Synonym: (Latin America) funeraria

Further reading

• “tanatorio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014