apartadero

Spanish

Etymology

From apartar +‎ -dero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apaɾtaˈdeɾo/ [a.paɾ.t̪aˈð̞e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: a‧par‧ta‧de‧ro

Noun

apartadero m (plural apartaderos)

1. lay-by (of a road)
2. (rail transport) siding

Further reading

• “apartadero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10