estribor

Spanish

Etymology

From Old French estribord, a Germanic loanword (see also German steuerbord, German Low German stürbord, Old Norse stjornborði). Equivalent to English steer + board.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /estɾiˈboɾ/ [es.t̪ɾiˈβ̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: es‧tri‧bor

Noun

estribor m (plural estribores)

1. (nautical) starboard

   Antonym: babor

Further reading

• “estribor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16