ciudad dormitorio

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “bedroom city”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θjuˌdad doɾmiˈtoɾjo/ [θjuˌð̞að̞ ð̞oɾ.miˈt̪o.ɾjo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sjuˌdad doɾmiˈtoɾjo/ [sjuˌð̞að̞ ð̞oɾ.miˈt̪o.ɾjo]
• Syllabification: ciu‧dad dor‧mi‧to‧rio

Noun

ciudad dormitorio f (plural ciudades dormitorio)

1. bedroom community, commuter town

Further reading

• “ciudad dormitorio”, 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