convento

noun

con·​ven·​to

kōnˈven(ˌ)tō,

kənˈ-

plural -s

: the residence of a parish priest in the Philippines or in Spanish America

Word History

Etymology

Philippine Spanish, from Spanish, convent, from Medieval Latin conventus

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