Spanish Conversation · Level 69
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Spanish word
cementerio
Pronunciation
IPA/θemenˈteɾjo/
Meaning
- masculine nouncemetery
Example
Mañana voy al cementerio con mi familia.
Tomorrow I am going to the cemetery with my family.
More examples
El cementerio está junto a la iglesia.
The cemetery is next to the church.
Core concept
Organized grounds with graves, headstones, and memorial monuments where the dead are buried and remembered.
Common phrases
ir al cementerio
go to the cemetery
visitar el cementerio
pay a visit to the cemetery
poner flores en el cementerio
leave flowers at the cemetery
Similar words
tumba: Form a single grave where a person's body is buried in the ground or placed in a vault.
lápida: Serve as the inscribed stone on a grave bearing the deceased's name, dates, or epitaph.
urna: Contain a person's ashes after cremation, kept in a decorative or plain vessel.
Definition in Spanish
Espacio organizado con tumbas, lápidas y monumentos donde se entierran a los muertos y se recuerda a los difuntos.
Word origin
It comes from Greek koimeterion 'place for sleeping' via Latin coemeterium into Spanish as cementerio.
Usage tips
- The word is masculine (el cementerio) and is the common, everyday term for burial grounds; panteón often means a family vault and necrópolis is mainly literary.
Other meanings
- graveyardnoun