Spanish word

fronterizo

Pronunciation

IPA/fɾonteˈɾiθo/

Meaning

  • adjectiveborder

Example

Vivo en una ciudad fronteriza.

I live in a border town.

Illustration for fronterizo (border)

More examples

Hoy pasé por el paso fronterizo.

Today I went through the border checkpoint.

Core concept

A narrow belt of housing, trade, and checkpoints running along a national boundary.

Common phrases

  • paso fronterizo

    border checkpoint

  • zona fronteriza

    border area

Similar words

limítrofe: Share a boundary line with another country or region.
vecino: Lie next to or near another place; simple geographic proximity.
colindante: Have boundaries that touch directly, for contiguous plots, properties, or areas.
adyacente: Touch along a side or surface; be immediately adjacent.

Definition in Spanish

Describe lugares, personas o actividades situadas en la zona junto a la frontera entre dos países.

Word origin

Formed from frontera 'border' plus the suffix -izo to create an adjective meaning 'bordering', with frontera tracing back to Latin frons 'front'.

Usage tips

  • Common collocations are ciudad fronteriza, zona fronteriza, paso fronterizo, and comercio fronterizo, so fronterizo usually describes a place or activity by the border rather than the border itself.

Other meanings

  • borderingadjective

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