ermida

Meaning

1. (feminine) hermitage
2. (feminine) an isolated chapel, shrine or other sanctuary, often in the care of a hermit or anchorite

Hyphenated as

er‧mi‧da

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eʁˈmi.dɐ/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ermida, hermida, from Ecclesiastical Latin and Late Latin erēmīta, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs), from ἔρημος (érēmos, “solitary”).
Cognate with Galician ermida, Spanish and Catalan ermita.