Spanish word

horario

Pronunciation

IPA/oˈɾaɾjo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounstore hours

Example

¿Cuál es el horario de la tienda?

What are the store hours?

Illustration for horario (store hours)

More examples

El horario laboral suele empezar a las nueve.

Work hours usually start at nine.

Core concept

Posted sign listing opening and closing times for a shop or service.

Common phrases

  • horario laboral

    work hours

  • horario de verano

    summer opening hours

Similar words

apertura: Moment a shop opens its doors.
cierre: Moment a shop closes its doors.
hora: Exact hour and minute on a clock, e.g., 9:00.

Definition in Spanish

Indicador de las horas en que algo funciona o está programado, por ejemplo el horario de una tienda, el horario de trabajo o el horario de clases.

Word origin

From Latin hora 'hour' plus the suffix -ario meaning 'relating to', originally 'pertaining to hours' and later used for a list or table of times when something operates.

Usage tips

  • Answers to '¿Cuál es el horario?' are usually a time range like 'De 9 a 18', and adding 'de apertura' or 'laboral' clarifies opening hours versus work hours.

Other meanings

  • timetablenoun
  • working hoursnoun
  • schedulenoun

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