cautiverio

Spanish

Etymology

From cautivo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kautiˈbeɾjo/ [kau̯.t̪iˈβ̞e.ɾjo]
Rhymes: -eɾjo
Syllabification: cau‧ti‧ve‧rio

Noun

cautiverio m (plural cautiverios)

captivity
Synonyms: cautivo, cautividad
- 2021 February 27, Carles Porta, “La farmacéutica de Olot, 492 días secuestrada”, in El País‎, retrieved 2021-02-28:
  Arañas, hormigas, ratas, serpientes y humedad fueron sus compañeras de cautiverio.
  Spiders, ants, rats, snakes and moisture were her captivity companions.

Further reading

“cautiverio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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