cementerio

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cementerio

[semẽn̪ˈt̪eɾjo] Colombia, seseante
[θemẽn̪ˈt̪eɾjo] no seseante

Rhymes with e.ɾjo

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Se documenta por primera vez en 1220. Del latín coemeterĭum, y este del griego antiguo κοιμητήριον (koimētḗrion, 'dormitorio').

noun cementerios

Sitio descubierto donde se entierra a los muertos. «Juan desciende del coche para tomar fotografías de una tumba, en un cementerio junto a la carretera».
Similar: camposanto, panteón
Sitio solitario, tétrico, poco animado o concurrido.

In English

junkyard a business that sells used metal or items
graveyard final storage place for collections of things no longer used
scrapyard a junkyard, a place where scrap is stored, discarded or resold

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@misc{cementerio_2026,
  title = {cementerio},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/cementerio},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}