puerto

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Asturian

Noun

puerto m (plural puertos)

  1. (Ayer, Ḷḷena, Riosa, Los Argüeyos, Villacidayo) Alternative form of puertu

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish puerto, from Latin portus, from Proto-Italic *portus, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (crossing), from *per- (to go forth, to cross).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpweɾto/ [ˈpweɾ.t̪o]

Noun

puerto m (plural puertos)

  1. port, harbour
  2. Ellipsis of puerto de montaña.; mountain pass
    Synonym: collado
    • 2017, “Etapa 17 Villadiego / Los Machucos. Monumento Vaca Pasiega”, in La Vuelta[1]:
      La espectacular bajada de La Lunada, que empalmará con el puerto de Alisas.
      The spectacular descent from La Lunada, that will lead straight onto the Alisas mountain pass.
  3. (computing) port

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