ancianato

Spanish

Etymology

From anciano +‎ -ato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /anθjaˈnato/ [ãn̟.θjaˈna.t̪o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ansjaˈnato/ [ãn.sjaˈna.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: an‧cia‧na‧to

Noun

ancianato m (plural ancianatos)

1. retirement home

Further reading

• “ancianato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10