English–Spanish

“chapel” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsocapilla

Pronunciation

IPA/eɾˈmita/

Example

Visitamos la ermita en la colina.

We visited the chapel on the hill.

Illustration for ermita (chapel)

How to say “chapel” in Spanish

“Chapel” in Spanish is ermita.

Small roadside or hilltop chapel for local devotion.

Full entry for ermita: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with ermita

¿Hay misas en la ermita los domingos?

Are there masses in the chapel on Sundays?

Tips for using ermita

  • Often named as la ermita de + place or saint and used in local devotions or pilgrimages, so it usually denotes a rural shrine rather than a parish church.

Other Spanish words for “chapel”

Vamos a la capilla para rezar.

We are going to the chapel to pray.

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