Today’s Spanish word of the day is “centro”.
It’s a masculine noun meaning “center”.
It’s related to the English word “center”, as both come from Latin “centrum”, which originally referred to the central point of a compass used for geometry.
Like in English, the word can refer to buildings and institutions, for example “centro comercial”, meaning “shopping center” or “shopping mall”.
Example sentences
Voy al centro comercial los sábados.
I go to the shopping center on Saturdays.
El parque está en el centro del pueblo.
The park is in the center of the town.
Nos sentamos en el centro de la sala.
We sat in the center of the room.
¿Dónde está el centro de información turística?
Where is the tourist information center?
En la universidad, hay un centro de investigación muy importante.
At the university, there’s a very important research center.
