Spanish word

internado

Pronunciation

IPA/inteɾˈnaðo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounboarding school

Example

Mi hermana estudia en un internado.

My sister studies at a boarding school.

Illustration for internado (boarding school)

More examples

Los chicos hacen amigos en el internado durante los primeros meses.

The children make friends at the boarding school during the first few months.

Core concept

Residential school where students live on campus under staff supervision.

Common phrases

  • estar en el internado

    be at the boarding school

  • hacer amigos en el internado

    make friends at the boarding school

  • volver al internado

    return to the boarding school

Similar words

colegio: Educational institution focused on classroom teaching and organized curricula.
residencia: Student residence providing communal living quarters for study and sleep.
escuela: Institution for elementary/basic schooling that teaches foundational skills.
pensión: Private lodging supplying room and board, often used by students away from home.

Definition in Spanish

Institución docente donde los estudiantes residen temporalmente en el mismo centro para recibir enseñanza y convivencia supervisada.

Word origin

Formed from the verb internar "to lodge or confine" plus the noun-forming suffix -ado, ultimately from Latin internare "to put inside".

Usage tips

  • Internado usually implies long-term, supervised residence and can sound formal or disciplinary, so for ordinary dormitory or university housing use dormitorio or residencia instead.

Other meanings

  • dormitorynoun

Opposites

  • escuela diurnaday schoolnoun
  • estudiante externoday studentnoun

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