bolardo

Spanish

Concrete bollards segregating a pedestrian area from a roadway
Two bollards (ship mooring posts)

Etymology

Borrowed from English bollard.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boˈlaɾdo/ [boˈlaɾ.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -aɾdo
  • Syllabification: bo‧lar‧do

Noun

bolardo m (plural bolardos)

  1. bollard (post preventing vehicles from entering pedestrian area)
    Synonym: pivote
  2. (nautical) bollard

Further reading

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