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apartamento

apartment

noun ah-pahr-tah-MEN-toh Rare

Origin: Italian appartamento

Usage Note

Apartamento is widely understood across the Spanish-speaking world but competes with piso (Spain) and departamento (Mexico, Argentina, Chile) for the same concept. In Spain, apartamento often implies a smaller or more vacation-style unit, while piso is the standard word for a flat.

Examples

"Alquilaron un apartamento en el centro de Madrid."

Natural Translation

They rented an apartment in the centre of Madrid.

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