hospicio

hospicio
masculine noun
1. orphanage, children's home (para niños); poorhouse (para pobres)

hospicio [os-pee’-the-o]
noun
1. Hospitium, charitable institution, house of charity. (m)
2. Work-house. (m)
3. House of correction. (Province; Provinicial) (m)
4. Kind reception to guests and strangers. (m)
5. In monasteries, the same as hospedería. (m)

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