entreportón

Spanish

Etymology

From entre- +‎ portón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /entɾepoɾˈton/ [ẽn̪.t̪ɾe.poɾˈt̪õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: en‧tre‧por‧tón

Noun

entreportón m (plural entreportones)

1. (Colombia, Venezuela) a door that is located after the main door and separates the entrance hall from the corridor or vestibule.

Further reading

• “entreportón”, 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
• “entreportón” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010