Spanish word

interior

Pronunciation

IPA/inteˈɾjoɾ/

Meaning

  • masculine nouninterior, inside

Example

¿Has revisado el interior del armario?

Have you checked the interior of the closet?

Illustration for interior (interior)

More examples

El ruido venía del interior de la casa.

The noise was coming from the interior of the house.

Core concept

Inner part of an object or container.

Common phrases

  • el interior

    the interior

  • el interior de la casa

    the interior of the house

  • en el interior

    inside

Similar words

espacio: Physical space available for placement or movement of people or things.
zona: Portion of a place demarcated or organized for a particular purpose.
fondo: The very back or bottom interior portion farthest from the opening.

Definition in Spanish

Parte que está dentro de un objeto, edificio o espacio, es decir, la zona situada hacia adentro.

Word origin

From Latin interior 'more inside', comparative of inter 'between', later nominalized in Spanish to mean the inner part of something.

Usage tips

  • As both adjective and noun, interior keeps the same form for masculine and feminine (una habitación interior, el interior del coche), so learners do not add -a for the feminine.

Opposites

Related words

  • interioridadinterioritynoun
  • interiorizarinternalizeverb
  • interiormenteinternallyadverb

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