autoestrada

See also: auto-estrada

Galician

Etymology

From auto- +‎ estrada.

Noun

autoestrada f (plural autoestradas)

1. motorway (Britain, Ireland, New Zealand), freeway (Australia, Canada, US), highway (parts of the US), expressway (parts of Canada, parts of the US), controlled-access highway

Usage notes

In Spain, the autovías never have a toll, and the autoestradas usually have a toll. The autovías are of poorer quality than the autoestradas. The autovías have sharper/tighter curves and steeper slopes. Access and exit lanes are often shorter and do not meet the minimum length required on autoestradas. It is even possible to find bus stops on the autovía itself.

Related terms

• autovía

Further reading

• “autoestrada” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

autoestrada

Alternative forms

• auto-estrada (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From auto- +‎ estrada.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.tu.isˈtɾa.dɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.tu.isˈtɾa.dɐ], /ˌaw.tu.esˈtɾa.dɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.tu.esˈtɾa.dɐ], /ˌaw.to.isˈtɾa.dɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.isˈtɾa.dɐ], /ˌaw.to.esˈtɾa.dɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.esˈtɾa.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.tu.isˈtɾa.dɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.tu.isˈtɾa.dɐ], /ˌaw.tu.esˈtɾa.dɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.tu.esˈtɾa.dɐ], /ˌaw.to.isˈtɾa.dɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.isˈtɾa.dɐ], /ˌaw.to.esˈtɾa.dɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.esˈtɾa.dɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.tu.iʃˈtɾa.dɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.tu.iʃˈtɾa.dɐ], /ˌaw.tu.eʃˈtɾa.dɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.tu.eʃˈtɾa.dɐ], /ˌaw.to.iʃˈtɾa.dɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.iʃˈtɾa.dɐ], /ˌaw.to.eʃˈtɾa.dɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.eʃˈtɾa.dɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.to.esˈtɾa.da/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.esˈtɾa.da]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.tɔ.(i)ʃˈtɾa.dɐ/ [ˌaw.tɔ.(i)ʃˈtɾa.ðɐ]

Noun

autoestrada f (plural autoestradas)

1. motorway (Britain, Ireland, New Zealand), freeway (Australia, Canada, US), highway (parts of the US), expressway (parts of Canada, parts of the US), controlled-access highway

Hypernyms

• rodovia

Related terms

• estrada