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camposanto

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See also: campo santo

English

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Noun

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camposanto (plural camposantos or campisanti)

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

Galician

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Etymology

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campo (field) +‎ santo (holy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌkampoˈsanto/ [ˌkɑm.poˈs̺an̪.t̪ʊ]
  • Rhymes: -anto

Noun

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camposanto m (plural camposantos)

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

References

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Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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camposanto m (plural campisanti)

  1. burial place or cemetery
    Synonym: cimitero

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kampoˈsanto/ [kãm.poˈsãn̪.t̪o]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -anto
  • Syllabification: cam‧po‧san‧to

Noun

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camposanto m (plural camposantos)

  1. cemetery
    Synonym: cementerio

Descendants

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  • Mezquital Otomi: kamposanto

Further reading

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