refugiado
/refuˈxjado/
The English phrase 'refugee' is refugiado in Spanish.
The word refers to a person who has been granted formal asylum.
Meaning: person granted formal asylum (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun changes its ending to indicate gender and number. refugiada is used for a female refugee. The plural form refugiados is used for a group of male refugees or a mixed-gender group of refugees, while refugiadas is used specifically for a group consisting only of female refugees.
How do you pronounce it?
/refuˈxjado/
Did you know?
- The root of refugiado shares a distant ancestor with the English word 'fugitive', as both stem from the Latin word for 'fleeing'.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, the term asilo is used synonymously with 'asylum', but it can also mean an 'old age home', which can lead to confusion in certain contexts.
- While refugiado is the formal term for asylum, Spanish speakers often use desplazado to describe people forced to flee their homes but who remain within their own country's borders.
Examples in context
- Tom es un refugiado.Tom is a refugee.This sentence is useful for identifying a specific person as a refugiado.Tatoeba #1167721 by marcelostockle, translation #1167536 by CK
- Turquía tiene la mayor población de refugiados del mundo.Turkey has the world's largest refugee population.This sentence is useful for discussing the scale of a population of refugiados.Tatoeba #5058304 by don_ramon, translation #4535854 by Hybrid
- Dadaab es un campo de refugiados en Kenia.Dadaab is a refugee camp in Kenya.This sentence is useful for describing a camp for refugiados.Tatoeba #1222215 by nancy, translation #1225135 by AlanF_US
- El gobierno otorgó asilo a los refugiados políticos.The government granted asylum to political refugees
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and Lucía are discussing a news report at a cafe.
- Mateo¿Viste la noticia sobre el refugiado?Did you see the news about the refugee?
- LucíaSí, me conmovió mucho su historia.Yes, his story moved me a lot.
- MateoÉl es un refugiado muy valiente.He is a very brave refugee.
- LucíaEspero que encuentre la ayuda necesaria.I hope he finds the help he needs.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry refugiado, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
