pósito

See also: posito

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin positus. Doublet of puesto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈposito/ [ˈpo.si.t̪o]

Noun

pósito m (plural pósitos)

1. Governmental institution in charge of collecting and storing grain in order to distribute it in times of need.
2. A storehouse where the grain collected by an such institution is kept, a granary.

Further reading

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