Meaning
shelter; hospitalization
- shelter, refuge
- hospitalization, hospital admission
In a sentence
Abbiamo trovato un ricovero dalla pioggia sotto il ponte.
We found shelter from the rain under the bridge.
Quando è stato il ricovero di tua madre?
When was your mother's hospital admission?
Qui non c'è nessun ricovero per la notte.
There is no shelter here for the night.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ricovero | masculine · singular |
| ricoveri | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- For hospital contexts, ricovero is more formal than degenza; ricovero is the admission, degenza is the stay.
- Common with in: ricovero in ospedale, ricovero d'urgenza. Avoid using it for casual 'staying somewhere.'
- The 'shelter/refuge' sense is literary or bureaucratic today; everyday speech usually prefers rifugio or riparo.