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hospicio

  • [osˈpisjo] seseante
  • [osˈpiθjo] no seseante

Rhymes with i.sjo, i.θjo

Where it comes from

Del latín hospitium ('alojamiento').

noun hospicios

  1. Casa para dar refugio a pobres o peregrinos.
  2. Lugar donde se cobija a ancianos y niños pobres o abandonados para su cuidado o educación.
  3. rare Hospedaje.

In English

  • orphanage a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans
  • hospice a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill

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"hospicio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/hospicio. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

hospicio. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/hospicio

Chicago

"hospicio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/hospicio.

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@misc{hospicio_2026,
  title = {hospicio},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/hospicio},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}