mosteiro

Meaning

monastery

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mosˈtejɾo/

Etymology

13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese mõesteiro (“monastery”) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *monistērium from Late Latin monastērium (“monastery, monk's cell”), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “hermit's cell”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).