presbiterio
Spanish, noun/pɾesbiˈteɾjo/
presbiterio is spelled P-R-E-S-B-I-T-E-R-I-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 45,181st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Presbiterio is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “presbytery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “El paraje de una iglesia donde está el altar mayor, separado de lo demás por medio de una reja o barandilla”.
What does presbiterio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepresbytery
- 2
masculinechancel
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. El paraje de una iglesia donde está el altar mayor, separado de lo demás por medio de una reja o barandilla. 2. La reunión de unos presbíteros con su obispo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of presbiterio
- presbiterios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce presbiterio?
- /pɾesbiˈteɾjo/
- [pɾez.β̞iˈt̪e.ɾjo]
- [pɾesβ̞iˈt̪eɾjo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to presbiterio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is presbiterio in Spanish?
presbiterio appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).