cementerio

== Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish cementerio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /semenˈteɾjo/, [se.mẽn̪ˈt̪e.ɾjo] Hyphenation: se‧men‧te‧rio === Noun === cementerio cemetery Synonym: camposanto == Spanish == === Etymology === Semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin coemētērium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον (koimētḗrion, “sleeping chamber”). Probably influenced by Spanish cemento, whence the intrusive n. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θemenˈteɾjo/ [θe.mẽn̪ˈt̪e.ɾjo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /semenˈteɾjo/ [se.mẽn̪ˈt̪e.ɾjo] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾjo Syllabification: ce‧men‧te‧rio === Noun === cementerio m (plural cementerios) cemetery Synonyms: camposanto, panteón (Andalusia, Latin America) junkyard, scrapyard Synonym: chatarrería ==== Descendants ==== > Chavacano: cementerio (inherited) → Cebuano: sementeryo → Central Bikol: sementeryo → Chamorro: sementeyo → Ilocano: sementerio → Tagalog: sementeryo === Further reading === “cementerio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025