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noun, masculine

cementerio

/θemenˈteɾjo/

noun, masculine/θemenˈteɾjo/plural: cementerios

cemetery; junkyard, scrapyard

Synonyms: camposanto, panteón, chatarrería

Semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin coemētērium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον (koimētḗrion, “sleeping chamber”). Probably influenced by Spanish cemento, whence the intrusive n.