Spanish Conversation · Level 135
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Spanish word
claustro
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈklawstɾo/
Meaning
- masculine nouncloister
Example
Visitamos el claustro del monasterio.
We visited the cloister of the monastery.
More examples
Se puede visitar el claustro de la iglesia por la tarde.
You can visit the cloister at the church in the afternoon.
Core concept
Covered walkway around a monastery or church courtyard.
Common phrases
visitar el claustro
visit the cloister
el claustro de la iglesia
the cloister at the church
Similar words
pasillo: Narrow indoor passage that runs between rooms for moving through a building.
corredor: Long interior passage that links rooms or different areas of a building.
galería: Roofed walking area open to the outside, running along a building's exterior.
patio: Open outdoor courtyard inside a building, often central and open to the sky.
Definition in Spanish
Galería cubierta que limita un patio interno en conventos o iglesias; asimismo, nombre del órgano de profesores que se reúne en una universidad para decisiones académicas.
Word origin
From Latin claustrum 'enclosure, bolt', originally referring to the covered passage that borders a cloistered courtyard and later extended by metaphor to an enclosed assembly.
Usage tips
- In university contexts el claustro commonly denotes the body of professors or their meeting rather than the physical cloister.
Other meanings
- facultynoun
Related words
- claustrofobiaclaustrophobianoun