alameda

See also: alamêda and Alameda

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alameda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌæləˈmeɪdə/, /ˌæləˈmiːdə/

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Noun

alameda (plural alamedas)

1. A tree-lined avenue in Spain or Portugal.

Galician

An alameda at Ronda, Andalusia

Alternative forms

• lameda

Etymology

First attested in the 15th century. From álamo (“poplar”) +‎ -eda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alaˈmeda/ [a.laˈme.ð̞ɐ]
• Rhymes: -eda
• Hyphenation: a‧la‧me‧da

Noun

alameda f (plural alamedas)

1. poplar grove
2. avenue lined with poplars and usually open just to pedestrians

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “alameda”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alameda”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “alameda”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alameda”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From álamo (“poplar”) +‎ -eda.

Alternative forms

• alamêda (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈme.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈme.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈme.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐˈme.dɐ/ [ɐ.lɐˈme.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: a‧la‧me‧da
• Homophone: Alameda

Noun

alameda f (plural alamedas)

1. an avenue, street or other pathway lined with trees

   Synonym: avenida

Derived terms

• Alameda
• alamedar

Related terms

• álamo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈmɛ.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈmɛ.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈmɛ.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐˈmɛ.dɐ/ [ɐ.lɐˈmɛ.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: a‧la‧me‧da

Verb

alameda

1. inflection of alamedar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “alameda”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “alameda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From álamo (“poplar”) +‎ -eda (“grove”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alaˈmeda/ [a.laˈme.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -eda
• Syllabification: a‧la‧me‧da

Noun

alameda f (plural alamedas)

1. poplar grove
   • 1902, Amado Nervo, "Y el Buda de basalto sonreía" 1-4:

     Aquella tarde, en la alameda, loca
     de amor, la dulce idolatrada mía
     me ofreció la eglantina de su boca.
     Y el Buda de basalto sonreía.

     That afternoon, in the poplar grove, as she was crazy
     in love, the sweet woman I idolized
     offered me the sweetbrier of her mouth.
     And the basalt Buddha smiled.

2. avenue lined with trees (of any kind)

Descendants

• → English: Alameda

Further reading

• “alameda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025