Spanish word

embarcadero

Pronunciation

IPA/embaɾkaˈðeɾo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounpier

Example

¿Dónde está el embarcadero más cercano?

Where is the nearest pier?

Illustration for embarcadero (pier)

More examples

Fuimos al embarcadero de pasajeros para tomar el ferry.

We went to the passenger pier to take the ferry.

Core concept

Platform on a river, lake, or seafront where vessels take on or let off people and cargo.

Common phrases

  • el embarcadero

    the pier

  • embarcadero de pasajeros

    passenger pier

  • al embarcadero

    to the pier

Similar words

muelle: Structure jutting from the shore where vessels moor for boarding or cargo handling.
puerto: Facility or area where ships dock and cargo and passengers are handled.
marina: Small-boat harbor with berths and services for docking, maintaining, and storing pleasure boats.

Definition in Spanish

Lugar o plataforma en la orilla del mar, río o lago donde las embarcaciones atracan para subir o bajar pasajeros o carga.

Word origin

Derived from embarcar 'to embark' plus the locative suffix -dero, with embarcar itself coming from en- + barco 'boat' (from Latin barca).

Usage tips

  • English speakers sometimes spell it 'embarkadero' under influence of 'embark', but the correct Spanish form is embarcadero with c.

Other meanings

  • wharfnoun
  • boat landingnoun
  • docknoun

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