Spanish word

estacionamiento

Pronunciation

IPA/estaθjonaˈmjento/

Meaning

  • masculine nounparking lot

Example

¿Dónde está el estacionamiento más cercano?

Where is the nearest parking lot?

Illustration for estacionamiento (parking lot)

More examples

¿Puedo dejar el coche en el estacionamiento cubierto mientras hago las compras?

Can I leave the car in the covered parking lot while I go shopping?

Core concept

Marked paved lot with individual parking spaces.

Common phrases

  • estacionamiento cubierto

    covered parking lot

  • estacionamiento privado

    private parking lot

  • estacionamiento en superficie

    surface parking lot

Similar words

aparcamiento: Public urban area, street, or facility used for parking vehicles.
parking: Commercially operated parking facility, usually paid and attended.
parqueo: Regional term in Latin America for a place to park a car.
cochera: Enclosed or roofed bay at a home for parking one or more cars.

Definition in Spanish

Designa el lugar o espacio donde se estacionan vehículos por un periodo corto.

Word origin

Derived from estacionar, itself from Latin stationare 'to stand', with the noun-forming suffix -miento indicating the result or the place where the action occurs.

Usage tips

  • In Spain speakers commonly use aparcamiento rather than estacionamiento, so expect either word on signs depending on the country.

Other meanings

  • parking spacenoun
  • parkingnoun

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