sepultura

Definitions of sepultura
  1. noun
    a chamber that is used as a grave
    synonyms: sepulcro
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    cripta
    a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)
    mausoleo
    a large burial chamber, usually above ground
    monumento
    a burial vault (usually for some famous person)
    panteón
    a burial chamber (usually underground)
    osario
    a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited
    type of:
    cámara
    a natural or artificial enclosed space
    tumba, yacija
    a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
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