sótano

Spanish

Etymology

From alteration of Old Spanish sótalo, from Vulgar Latin *subtulum, from Latin subtus. Compare Portuguese sótão (“attic”). Less likely from a Vulgar Latin *subtanus (whence Italian sottano), itself also a derivative of subtus (“below”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsotano/ [ˈso.t̪a.no]
• Rhymes: -otano
• Syllabification: só‧ta‧no

Noun

sótano m (plural sótanos)

1. cellar

   Synonyms: bodega, cueva

2. basement
3. (chiefly Northern Mexico) pit

   Synonym: sima

Further reading

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