embarcadère

See also: embarcadere

English

Alternative forms

• embarcadere

Etymology

From French embarcadère, from Spanish embarcadero.

Noun

embarcadère (plural embarcadères)

1. (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

a pier, a wharf

• French: embarcadère (fr) m
• Spanish: embarcadero m
• Welsh: glanfa f

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish embarcadero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.baʁ.ka.dɛʁ/

Noun

embarcadère m (plural embarcadères)

1. pier, wharf

Further reading

• “embarcadère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.