refugio

/reˈfuxjo/ · B1 · noun · m

safety

🛖 refugio = re- (back) + fugere (flee): where you flee to; same root as refugee

From Latin refugium, built on fugere, to flee, which also gives fugitive. A refugee is someone looking for a refugio. In Spanish mountains, a refugio is also a shelter hut for hikers.

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