embarcadero
English
Etymology
From Spanish embarcadero, from embarcar (“to embark”).[1]
Noun
embarcadero (plural embarcaderos)
- (rare)[1] A quay; a wharf.[1]
Related terms
- embarcadère
References
- “‖embarcaˈdero” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Spanish
Etymology
From embarcar (“to embark”) + -dero.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /embaɾkaˈdeɾo/ [ẽm.baɾ.kaˈð̞e.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: em‧bar‧ca‧de‧ro
Noun
embarcadero m (plural embarcaderos)
- embarcadero, jetty, pier, landing
- Synonyms: malecón, muelle
Descendants
- → English: embarcadero
- → French: embarcadère
- → Italian: imbarcadero
Further reading
- “embarcadero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014