apartamento

/apaɾtaˈmento/ · A2 · noun · m

apartment

apartamento — apartment

🏢 apart + -mento: a home set apart from the others in the building

From Italian appartamento, built on appartare, to set apart. Each flat is a separate unit split off inside one building. English apartment is the same word, so just add the Spanish -o ending: apartment + o.

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