dormidero

Spanish

Etymology

From dormir +‎ -dero, or perhaps inherited from Latin dormītōrium via an Old Spanish *dormiduero. Doublet, at least morphologically, of dormitorio, which was borrowed from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doɾmiˈdeɾo/ [d̪oɾ.miˈð̞e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: dor‧mi‧de‧ro

Noun

dormidero m (plural dormideros)

1. sleeper; sleeping house (place where cattle sleep)
2. poppy

   Synonym: amapola

Related terms

• dormidor
• dormir

Further reading

• “dormidero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024