mosteiro

Meaning

monastery (place of residence for monks)

Hyphenated as

mos‧tei‧ro

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mosˈte(j).ɾu/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mõesteiro (“monastery”), from Vulgar Latin *monistērium from Late Latin monastērium (“monastery, monk's cell”), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “hermit's cell”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”). Cognate with Galician mosteiro, English minster and French moutier (Old French moustier). Doublet of monastério.

Sentences

Eles voltaram para os portões do mosteiro .

They went back to the monastery gates.

O alquimista bateu no portão do mosteiro .

The alchemist knocked on the monastery gate.