Spanish word

sepultura

Pronunciation

IPA/sepulˈtuɾa/

Meaning

  • feminine noungrave

Example

Cada año visito la sepultura de mi abuelo.

Every year I visit my grandfather's grave.

Illustration for sepultura (grave)

More examples

Prepararon la sepultura antes del funeral.

They prepared the grave before the funeral.

Core concept

Place where a person or their remains are buried.

Common phrases

  • visitar la sepultura del ser querido

    visit a loved one's grave

  • colocar una placa en la sepultura

    place a plaque on the grave

Similar words

tumba: Private grave for one person, constructed or set aside to hold their remains.
cementerio: Plot of land with arranged graves maintained by an organization or municipality.
lápida: Gravestone bearing inscriptions such as the deceased's name and years.
fosa: Pit excavated in earth to contain a burial, often shallow and unlined.

Definition in Spanish

Término funerario que designa el sitio físico donde se entierra a una persona o se depositan sus restos.

Word origin

From medieval Latin sepultura, from Latin sepultus 'buried', ultimately from the verb sepelire 'to bury'.

Usage tips

  • Used mainly in formal, legal, or written contexts to name the burial site; in everyday speech speakers usually say tumba for the same place and entierro for the burial act.

Other meanings

  • burialnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • sepultadoburiedadjective
  • sepultarburyverb

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