enfermería

/enfeɾmeˈɾia/ · B1 · noun · f

hospital

🏥🩺 enfermo (sick) + -ería (place) = the place for the sick

Enfermo comes from Latin infirmus, meaning not firm, or weak. English infirmary and infirm come from the same root, so enfermería and infirmary are cousins. An enfermera is a nurse.

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