dormidero

Spanish

Etymology

From dormir +‎ -dero, or perhaps inherited from Latin dormītōrium via an Old Spanish *dormiduero. Doublet, at least morphologically, of dormitorio, which was borrowed from Latin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /doɾmiˈdeɾo/ [d̪oɾ.miˈð̞e.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: dor‧mi‧de‧ro

Noun

dormidero m (plural dormideros)

  1. sleeper; sleeping house (place where cattle sleep)
  2. poppy
    Synonym: amapola

Further reading

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