ferrocarril

Catalan

Etymology

From ferro +‎ carril.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [fə.ru.kəˈril]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [fə.ro.kəˈril]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [fe.ro.kaˈril]

Noun

ferrocarril m (plural ferrocarrils)

1. railway

Spanish

Etymology

From ferro- +‎ carril.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ferokaˈril/ [fe.ro.kaˈril]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: fe‧rro‧ca‧rril

Noun

ferrocarril m (plural ferrocarriles)

1. railway

   Synonym: ferrovía

Derived terms

• ferrocarrilero

 

Further reading

• “ferrocarril”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014