claustro

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin claustrum (“enclosure”, “closed space”). Doublet of chiostro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklau̯s.tro/, [ˈkl̺äu̯s̪t̪r̺o]
• Stress: clàustro
• Hyphenation: clau‧stro

Noun

claustro m (plural claustri) (literary)

1. cloister
2. (figuratively) closure, closing
3. (neuroanatomy) claustrum

Noun

claustrō

1. dative singular of claustrum
2. ablative singular of claustrum

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈklawʃ.tɾu/
• Hyphenation: claus‧tro

Noun

claustro m (plural claustros)

1. cloister

Etymology

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

Noun

claustro m (plural claustros)

1. (religion) claustration