andén

See also: anden, Anden, änden, and ånden

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *andagō (genitive singular *andaginis). Possibly from Latin indāgō (“encirclement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈden/ [ãn̪ˈd̪ẽn]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -en

Noun

andén m (plural andenes)

1. platform (at a train station)
2. quayside
3. (Andes, agriculture) a stair-like terrace on a hillside, used for cultivating plants
4. (Caribbean, Colombia) sidewalk

Derived terms

• andenería

See also

• correspondencia
• plataforma

Further reading

• “andén”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014