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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