autoroute

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French autoroute, equivalent to auto- (automobile) +‎ route.

Noun

autoroute (plural autoroutes)

  1. (Quebec) An expressway, freeway, motorway or highway.
  2. An expressway in any Francophone country.

French

Etymology

From auto- +‎ route.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o.tɔ.ʁut/, /ɔ.tɔ.ʁut/
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Noun

autoroute f (plural autoroutes)

  1. expressway, freeway, motorway, highway

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Khmer: អូតូរុត (ʼoutourut)

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

auto- +‎ route

Noun

autoroute f (plural autoroutes)

  1. (Jersey) motorway

Synonyms