el
masculine
/komˈbento/
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Translation
convent, monastery
Word origin
From Latin conventus ('assembly, meeting'), from convenire ('to come together'), from com ('together') plus venire ('to come').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- conventus
- English cognates
- convent, convene
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralconventos
Examples
monjas .
The nuns live in an old convent.
data dieciséis.
The monastery dates from the sixteenth century.
.
We visited the convent during our trip.
gran .
A deep silence reigns in the convent.
¿ ?
Can you enter the convent without permission?
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