túnel
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
túnel m (plural túnels)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “túnel”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtunɛl/ [ˈt̪u.nɛɫ]
- Rhymes: -unɛl
- Hyphenation: tú‧nel
Noun
túnel m (plural túneis)
Portuguese
Etymology
From English tunnel,[1][2] from Old French tonel, diminutive of tonne (“cask”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtũ.new/ [ˈtũ.neʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtu.new/ [ˈtu.neʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtu.nɛl/ [ˈtu.nɛɫ]
- Hyphenation: tú‧nel
Noun
túnel m (plural túneis)
- tunnel (an underground or underwater passage)
- (Portugal, soccer) nutmeg (the playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent)
- Synonyms: cueca, cuequinha
References
- ^ “túnel”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- ^ “túnel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English tunnel, from Old French tonel, diminutive of tonne (“cask”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtunel/ [ˈt̪u.nel]
- Rhymes: -unel
- Syllabification: tú‧nel
Noun
túnel m (plural túnels or túneles)
Derived terms
- túnel carpiano
- túnel de lavado (“tunnel wash (automatic car wash)”)
- túnel de viento
- visión de túnel
Related terms
Further reading
- “túnel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024