Spanish word

ramal

Pronunciation

IPA/raˈmal/

Meaning

  • masculine nounfork

Example

Toma el ramal de la izquierda.

Take the left fork.

Illustration for ramal (fork)

More examples

Sigue por el ramal derecho para evitar el centro.

Follow the right fork to avoid the center.

Core concept

Branch line splitting from a main railway or bus route to serve side neighborhoods.

Common phrases

  • ramal izquierdo

    left fork

  • ramal derecho

    right fork

  • ramal de acceso

    access spur

Similar words

desvío: Diversion from the main route that sends traffic onto an alternate path.
bifurcación: Junction where a single way splits into two or more separate directions.
ramificación: Division of a route into multiple offshoots that form a branched network.

Definition in Spanish

Línea secundaria de transporte que sale de una línea principal para atender zonas laterales o menos centrales.

Word origin

The word comes from Latin ramus 'branch' plus the suffix -al and in Spanish it denotes a route that splits off a main line to reach less central areas.

Usage tips

  • Timetables and platform signs often name each ramal (for example Ramal A or Ramal B), and that name indicates which final stops it serves.

Opposites

  • línea principalmain linenoun

Related words

  • ramificarramifyverb
  • ramificadoramifiedadjective

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