chiostro

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkjɔs.tro/
  • Rhymes: -ɔstro
  • Hyphenation: chiò‧stro

Noun

chiostro m (plural chiostri)

  1. cloister
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