autopista

English

Noun

autopista (plural autopistas)

1. A controlled-access highway in various Spanish-speaking countries.

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /autoˈpista/, [au̯.t̪oˈpis̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Hyphenation: au‧to‧pis‧ta

Noun

autopista f (plural autopistes)

1. motorway, freeway

Catalan

Etymology

From auto +‎ pista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌaw.tuˈpis.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌaw.toˈpis.ta]

Noun

autopista f (plural autopistes)

1. motorway, freeway

Further reading

• “autopista” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Italian

Etymology

From auto- +‎ pista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌaw.toˈpi.sta/
• Rhymes: -ista
• Hyphenation: au‧to‧pì‧sta

Noun

autopista f (plural autopiste)

1. race track (at a fairground)

Further reading

• autopista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Etymology

From auto +‎ pista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /autoˈpista/ [au̯.t̪oˈpis.t̪a]

• Audio (Venezuela):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: au‧to‧pis‧ta

Noun

autopista f (plural autopistas)

1. motorway, freeway

   Coordinate term: autovía

Usage notes

• In Spain, the autovías never have a toll, and the autopistas usually have a toll. The autovías are of poorer quality than the autopistas, with sharper/tighter curves and steeper slopes, and often with shorter exit lanes that do not meet the minimum length required on autopistas. It is even possible to find bus stops on the autovía itself.

Further reading

• “autopista”, 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