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noun, masculine

asilo

/aˈsilo/

noun, masculine/aˈsilo/plural: asilos

shelter, refuge; asylum (home); asylum (political asylum); old people's home, rest home, nursing home (a place of residence for people who require assistance from carers); old people's home, retirement village, retirement home, residence for the elderly (a place of residence for people who require little or no assistance from carers)

Synonyms: asilo político, residencia, residencia de mayores, residencia de ancianos

Borrowed from Latin asylum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon).