Departamento

Today's word is: "departamento" = department

In Spanish, “departamento” is a masculine noun of French origin, which means department and is used in:

• El Departamento de Estado (the State Department);

Other Spanish expressions with the word “departamento” are:

• Departamento de atención al cliente (customer service department)
• Departamento de compras (purchasing department)
• Departamento de contabilidad (accounts department)
• Departamento de mercadotecnia (marketing department)
• Departamento de recursos humanos (human resources department)
• Departamento de ventas (sales department)
• Jefe de departamento (head of department/ department head)
• Tienda por departamentos^* (department store)

Notes

* Often known also as “grandes almacenes”

Love-Spanish.com loves the word "departamento" in the YouTube clip: quique neira -un departamento.mp4

For more on the word "departamento", visit: Wordreference.com/es/en/ Departamento

*NB 'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “departamento” in the link to hear the word pronounced.

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