camino de hierro

Spanish

Etymology

Calque of French chemin de fer.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kaˌmino de ˈʝero/ [kaˌmi.no ð̞e ˈʝe.ro] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /kaˌmino de ˈjero/ [kaˌmi.no ð̞e ˈje.ro] (Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: ca‧mi‧no de hie‧rro

Noun

camino de hierro m (plural caminos de hierro)

  1. (dated) railroad
    Synonym: ferrocarril

Further reading

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