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asilo.

shelter, refuge

5 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈsilo/[aˈsi.lo]

  1. shelter, refuge

    masculine

  2. asylum (home)

    masculine

  3. asylum (political asylum)

    masculine

  4. old people's home, rest home, nursing home (a place of residence for people who require assistance from carers)

    derogatory · masculine · usually

  5. 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)

    derogatory · masculine · usually
Where this word comes from

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

verb/aˈsilo/[aˈsi.lo]

  1. first-person singular present indicative of asilar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
verb/aˈsilo/[aˈsi.lo]

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of asir combined with lo

    accusative · form-of · imperative · object-masculine · object-singular · object-third-person · second-person · singular · with-voseo
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