orfanato

Galician

Noun

orfanato m (plural orfanatos)

  1. orphanage (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans)

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From órfão (orphan) + -ato.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /oʁ.faˈna.tu/ [oh.faˈna.tu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /oɾ.faˈna.tu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /oʁ.faˈna.tu/ [oχ.faˈna.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /oɻ.faˈna.to/

  • Rhymes: -atu
  • Hyphenation: or‧fa‧na‧to

Noun

orfanato m (plural orfanatos)

  1. orphanage (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans)
    Cresci em um orfanato.
    I grew up in an orphanage.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From huérfano (orphan) + -ato.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oɾfaˈnato/ [oɾ.faˈna.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Syllabification: or‧fa‧na‧to

Noun

orfanato m (plural orfanatos)

  1. orphanage (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans)
    Synonym: orfelinato

Further reading

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