No. 456 in Spanish
instituto
"Instituto" in Spanish means "institute" or "high school" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Yo trabajo como profesor en un instituto local.
I work as a teacher at a local high school.
In this sentence, 'instituto' refers to a secondary school.
El instituto de investigación presentó nuevas soluciones tecnológicas.
The research institute presented new technological solutions.
Here, 'instituto' denotes an organization dedicated to scholarly or scientific research.
Mi hijo comenzará el próximo año en un instituto con un excelente programa de artes.
My son will start next year at a school with an excellent arts program.
This sentence uses 'instituto' to reference an educational establishment, potentially a high school or a specialized school.
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