carretera

Catalan

Etymology

From carreta +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kə.rəˈte.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ka.reˈte.ɾa]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

carretera f (plural carreteres)

1. road

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From carreta +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kareˈteɾa/ [ka.reˈt̪e.ɾa]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: ca‧rre‧te‧ra

Noun

carretera f (plural carreteras)

1. road, highway
2. female equivalent of carretero (“carter; cartwright”)

Derived terms

• luz de carretera
• mapa de carreteras

 

Adjective

carretera f

1. feminine singular of carretero

Further reading

• “carretera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28