desfiladero

Spanish

el Desfiladero de los Gaitanes en España

Etymology

From desfilar + -dero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desfilaˈdeɾo/ [d̪es.fi.laˈð̞e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: des‧fi‧la‧de‧ro

Noun

desfiladero m (plural desfiladeros)

1. gorge, defile (narrow pass)

   Synonym: garganta

Hypernyms

• paso

Further reading

• “desfiladero”, 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