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Definition of conventillo in Spanish:
conventillo
masculine noun
- 1
South America Casa grande y antigua, con varias habitaciones o viviendas, donde viven numerosas personas de escasos recursos económicos.
no le sorprendían esas casas de Almagro, conventillos convertidos en alojamientos clandestinos o negocios de compra y venta
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