hospicio
hospicio
∗hospicio
masculine noun
1orphanage, children's home (para niños); poorhouse (para pobres)
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hospicio [os-pee’-the-o]
noun
1Hospitium, charitable institution, house of charity. (m)
2Work-house. (m)
3House of correction. (Province; Provinicial) (m)
4Kind reception to guests and strangers. (m)
5In monasteries, the same as hospedería. (m)
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