noroeste

Asturian

Noun

noroeste m (plural noroestes)

1. northwest

Galician

Etymology

From norte (“north”) +‎ oeste (“west”).

Noun

noroeste m (uncountable)

1. northwest

   Antonym: norleste

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• NO (abbreviation)
• NW (abbreviation)

Etymology

From nor(te) (“north”) +‎ oeste (“west”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /no.ɾoˈɛs.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /no.ɾoˈɛs.t͡ʃi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /no.ɾoˈɛʃ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /no.ɾoˈɛs.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɔˈɾwɛʃ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: no‧ro‧es‧te

Noun

noroeste m (uncountable)

1. northwest (compass point)

Coordinate terms

compass points: pontos cardeais:  ^[edit]

noroeste	norte	nordeste
oeste poente ocidente		leste este nascente oriente
sudoeste	sul	sudeste

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From nor(te) (“north”) +‎ oeste (“west”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noɾoˈeste/ [no.ɾoˈes.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -este
• Syllabification: no‧ro‧es‧te

Noun

noroeste m (uncountable)

1. northwest

Coordinate terms

compass points: puntos cardinales:  ^[edit]

noroeste	norte septentrión	noreste
oeste occidente poniente		este oriente levante
suroeste	sur ostro austro	sureste

Derived terms

• Noroeste Pacífico
• Territorios del Noroeste

Further reading

• “noroeste”, 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

Anagrams

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