embarcadero

/embaɾkaˈðeɾo/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
embarcaderos

Meaning

  1. jetty

    • Esperamos en el embarcadero.

      We waited on the jetty.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

rompeolas

Close — both are coastal structures, a jetty and a breakwater.

Similar in other languages

German

Bootssteg

Bootssteg is the German word for the same thing — both mean "jetty."

Practice

1 What does embarcadero mean?

2 Fill the gap: Esperamos en el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches embarcadero?

noun

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