camposanto

See also: campo santo

English

Noun

camposanto (plural camposantos or campisanti)

  1. A burial place or cemetery, in Italian- or Spanish-speaking regions.

Italian

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Etymology

Dating back at least to the Camposanto at Pisa, a novel city initiative begun in the thirteenth century. It derives from the Latin, campus sanctus (holy field).

Noun

camposanto m (plural campisanti)

  1. burial place or cemetery

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kampoˈsanto/, [kãmpoˈsãn̪t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -anto

Noun

camposanto m (plural camposantos)

  1. cemetery

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