embarcadère
See also: embarcadere
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French embarcadère, from Spanish embarcadero.
Noun
embarcadère (plural embarcadères)
- (rare) A pier, a wharf.
- 1975, James Cameron, Point of departure, page 173:
- When I left next morning the Doctor came with me in the pirogue all the way to the embarcadère at Lambaréné […]
- 1981, Stefan Koppelkamm, Glasshouses and wintergardens of the nineteenth century, page 96:
- From here one reaches the open air when one leaves the embarcadère.
- 1975, James Cameron, Point of departure, page 173:
French
Etymology
From Spanish embarcadero.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃baʁkadɛʁ/
Further reading
- “embarcadère” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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