camposanto

See also: campo santo

English

Noun

camposanto (plural camposantos or campisanti)

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

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Galician

Etymology

campo (“field”) +‎ santo (“holy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kampoˈsanto̝/

Noun

camposanto m (plural camposantos)

1. cemetery

   Synonym: cemiterio

2. churchyard

   Synonyms: adro, sagrado

References

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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “camposanto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Italian

Alternative forms

• campo santo

Etymology

Dating back at least to the Camposanto at Pisa, a novel city initiative begun in the thirteenth century. It derives from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin, campus sanctus (“holy field”).

Noun

camposanto m (plural campisanti)

1. burial place or cemetery

Synonyms

• cimitero

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• campo santo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kampoˈsanto/ [kãm.poˈsãn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -anto

Noun

camposanto m (plural camposantos)

1. cemetery

Synonyms

• cementerio

Descendants

• → Mezquital Otomi: kamposanto

Further reading

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