Spanish word

hemeroteca

Pronunciation

IPA/emeɾoˈteka/

Meaning

  • feminine nounnewspaper archive

Example

Voy a la hemeroteca para buscar el periódico de ayer.

I'm going to the newspaper archive to look for yesterday's newspaper.

Illustration for hemeroteca (newspaper archive)

More examples

¿Dónde está la hemeroteca más cercana?

Where is the nearest newspaper archive?

Core concept

A reading room with open newspapers and index cards for each issue.

Common phrases

  • preguntar por la hemeroteca

    ask about the newspaper archive

  • horario de la hemeroteca

    newspaper archive opening hours

  • entrada a la hemeroteca

    entrance to the newspaper archive

Similar words

archivo: Keeps official documents and public records organized for long-term preservation.
biblioteca: Holds books and reference materials for reading, study, and borrowing.

Definition in Spanish

Sala o colección, física o digital, que conserva ediciones de periódicos para consulta.

Word origin

The term derives from Greek hēmera 'day' and thēkē 'box or storage', originally naming a repository for daily newspapers.

Usage tips

  • Clarify whether a physical copy or a digital scan is needed because a hemeroteca can be either a reading room with paper back issues or an online archive.

Other meanings

  • newspaper repositorynoun
  • newspaper reading roomnoun

Related words

  • hemerotecarionewspaper archivistnoun

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