panteón

See also: panteon, Panteon, and Panteón

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Pantheon, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Πάνθειον (Pántheion, “a temple of all gods”), neuter of πάνθειος (pántheios, “of or common to all gods”), from πᾶν (pân, “all, everything”) +‎ θείος (theíos, “of or for the gods”), from θεός (theós, “god”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /panteˈon/ [pãn̪.t̪eˈõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pan‧te‧ón

Noun

panteón m (plural panteones)

1. pantheon
2. mausoleum

   Synonym: mausoleo

3. (Latin America) graveyard

   Synonyms: cementerio, camposanto

Further reading

• “panteón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16