túnel

See also: tunel, tùnel, and tünel

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from English tunnel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈtu.nəl]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈtu.nel]

Noun

túnel m (plural túnels)

1. tunnel

Derived terms

• efecte túnel
• túnel carpià
• tunelar

 

Further reading

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

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtunɛl/ [ˈt̪u.nɛɫ]
• Rhymes: -unɛl
• Hyphenation: tú‧nel

Noun

túnel m (plural túneis)

1. tunnel

Portuguese

Etymology

From English tunnel, from Old French tonel, diminutive of tonne (“cask”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtũ.new/ [ˈtũ.neʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtũ.new/ [ˈtũ.neʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtu.new/ [ˈtu.neʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtu.nɛl/ [ˈtu.nɛɫ]

• Hyphenation: tú‧nel

Noun

túnel m (plural túneis)

1. tunnel (an underground or underwater passage)
2. (Portugal, soccer) nutmeg (the playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent)

   Synonyms: cueca, cuequinha

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English tunnel, from Old French tonel, diminutive of tonne (“cask”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtunel/ [ˈt̪u.nel]
• Rhymes: -unel
• Syllabification: tú‧nel

Noun

túnel m (plural túneles)

1. tunnel
2. (soccer) nutmeg

   Synonym: caño

Derived terms

• túnel carpiano
• túnel de lavado (“tunnel wash (automatic car wash)”)
• túnel de viento
• visión de túnel

 

Related terms

• tuneladora
• tunelar

 

Further reading

• “túnel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28