moridero

Spanish

Etymology

From morir +‎ -dero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moɾiˈdeɾo/ [mo.ɾiˈð̞e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: mo‧ri‧de‧ro

Noun

moridero m (plural morideros)

1. (derogatory) a place where one goes to die

   El llamado hospital no es más que un moridero de pobres.

   The so-called hospital is nothing more than a place where poor people go to die.

Further reading

• “moridero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025