claustro

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin claustrum (“portion of monastery closed off to laity”), from Latin claustrum (“place shut in, bar, bolt, enclosure”). Doublet of caustra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈklawstɾʊ]

Noun

claustro m (plural claustros)

1. cloister

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “claustro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “claustro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “claustro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “claustro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “claustro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin claustrum (“enclosure”, “closed space”). Doublet of chiostro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklaw.stro/
• Rhymes: -awstro
• Hyphenation: clàu‧stro

Noun

claustro m (plural claustri) (literary)

1. cloister

   Synonym: chiostro

2. (figurative) closure, closing

   Synonym: chiusura

   Antonym: apertura

3. (neuroanatomy) claustrum

Related terms

• claustrale
• claustrofilia
• claustrofobia

Anagrams

• scoltura

Latin

Noun

claustrō

1. dative/ablative singular of claustrum

Portuguese

claustro

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin claustrum (“portion of monastery closed off to laity”), from Latin claustrum (“place shut in, bar, bolt, enclosure”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈklaws.tɾu/ [ˈklaʊ̯s.tɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈklaws.tɾu/ [ˈklaʊ̯s.tɾu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈklawʃ.tɾu/ [ˈklaʊ̯ʃ.tɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈklaws.tɾo/ [ˈklaʊ̯s.tɾo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈklawʃ.tɾu/

• Hyphenation: claus‧tro

Noun

claustro m (plural claustros)

1. cloister

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin claustrum (“portion of monastery closed off to laity”), from Latin claustrum (“place shut in, bar, bolt, enclosure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklaustɾo/ [ˈklau̯s.t̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -austɾo
• Syllabification: claus‧tro

Noun

claustro m (plural claustros)

1. (religion) cloister
2. (religion) claustration

Related terms

• claustral

 

Further reading

• “claustro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28