camino de hierro

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Calque of French chemin de fer.

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

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camino de hierro m (plural caminos de hierro)

  1. (Louisiana) railroad
    Synonym: ferrocarril

Further reading

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