ferrovía

See also: ferrovia

Spanish

Etymology

From ferro- +‎ vía, a calque of Italian ferrovia, which was calqued from German Eisenbahn.

Noun

ferrovía f (plural ferrovías)

1. railway

   Synonym: ferrocarril

2. railway track

   Synonym: vía férrea, línea férrea, carril, riel, raíl

Derived terms

• ferroviario

 

Further reading

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