embarcadère
See also: embarcadere
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom French embarcadère, from Spanish embarcadero.
Noun
editembarcadère (plural embarcadères)
- (rare) A pier, a wharf.
- 1975, James Cameron, Point of departure, page 173:
- When I left next morning the Doctor came with me in the pirogue all the way to the embarcadère at Lambaréné […]
- 1981, Stefan Koppelkamm, Glasshouses and wintergardens of the nineteenth century, page 96:
- From here one reaches the open air when one leaves the embarcadère.
Translations
edita pier, a wharf
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French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish embarcadero.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editembarcadère m (plural embarcadères)
Further reading
edit- “embarcadère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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