pósito

See also: posito

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin positus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈposito/, [ˈposit̪o]

Noun

pósito m (plural pósitos)

Governmental institution in charge of collecting and storing grain in order to distribute it in times of need.
A storehouse where the grain collected by an such institution is kept, a granary.

Further reading

“pósito” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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