paradero

See also: Paradero

Spanish

FWOTD – 3 October 2021

Etymology

From parar (“to stop”) +‎ -dero (suffix for the place where an activity occurs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɾaˈdeɾo/ [pa.ɾaˈð̞e.ɾo]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: pa‧ra‧de‧ro

Noun

paradero m (plural paraderos)

1. whereabouts, location (where something is situated)
2. (Latin America) stop; bus stop (a place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off)

   Synonym: parada

Further reading

• “paradero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014