aposento

See also: aposentó

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.poˈzẽ.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.poˈzẽ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.poˈzẽ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.puˈzẽ.tu/

• Hyphenation: a‧po‧sen‧to

Etymology 1

Deverbal from aposentar.

Noun

aposento m (plural aposentos)

1. room, chamber
2. bedroom

Etymology 2

Verb

aposento

1. first-person singular present indicative of aposentar

Spanish

Etymology 1

Deverbal from aposentar.

Noun

aposento m (plural aposentos)

1. (formal, chiefly Dominican Republic) room, bedroom (room in a house where a bed is kept for sleeping)

   Synonyms: cuarto, dormitorio, habitación, pieza, recámara

2. (archaic, sarcastic) chamber (the private room of an individual, especially of someone wealthy or noble)

Derived terms

• aposentillo

 

Etymology 2

Verb

aposento

1. first-person singular present indicative of aposentar

Further reading

• “aposento”, 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