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ferrocarril.

railway (UK), railroad (US)

11 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ferokaˈril/[fe.ro.kaˈril]

  1. railway (UK), railroad (US)

    masculine

  2. train

    dated · masculine

  3. cheat sheet

    Uruguay · colloquial · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrumlbor. Spanish ferro- Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Italic *korzos Latin currus Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin -īlis Late Latin currīlis ▲ Latin carrusinflu. Vulgar Latin *carrīlis Old Spanish carril Spanish carril Spanish ferrocarril From ferro- (“iron”) + carril (“lane”).

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