asilo

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asilo

masculine noun

1home (hospicio)

2refuge, sanctuary (refugio); asylum (figurative) (amparo)

asilo [ah-see’-lo]

noun

1Asylum, sanctuary, place of shelter and refuge. (m)

2Harborage. (m)

3Protection, support, favor. (Metaphorical) (m)

4Asilus, a genus of large and voracious diptera; represented by the bee-killer and robber-fly. (Entomology) (m)

asilo

sustantivo:masculino

1 (institución) home; institution

asilo de ancianos old people's home

asilo de huérfanos (anticuado) orphanage; children's home

asilo de locos lunatic asylum

asilo de niños expósitos (anticuado) orphanage; children's home

asilo de pobres poorhouse

2 (Política) etc asylum; (abrigo) shelter; refuge

derecho de asilo right of sanctuary; pedir (el) asilo político to ask for political asylum

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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw