carril

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Probably from a Vulgar Latin *carrīlis, as an alteration of Late Latin currīlis, from Latin currus (“chariot”), with influence from carrus.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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carril m (plural carrils)

  1. lane, track
  2. rail (the metal bar that makes the track for a railroad)
    Synonyms: rail, riell

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ “carril”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From carro +‎ -il, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *carrīlis, as an alteration of Late Latin currīlis, from Latin currus, with influence from carrus.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
  • Hyphenation: car‧ril

Noun

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carril m (plural carris)

  1. rail (the metal bar that makes the track for a railroad)
    Synonyms: calha, trilho

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Spanish

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Sense 1

Etymology

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From carro +‎ -il, or from a Vulgar Latin *carrīlis, as an alteration of Late Latin currīlis, from Latin currus, with influence from carrus.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈril/ [kaˈril]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -il
  • Syllabification: ca‧rril

Noun

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carril m (plural carriles)

  1. lane (a lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles)
    Synonym: (Venezuela) canal
  2. track
  3. rail
    Synonyms: raíl, rail, riel
  4. lane (in sports such as horse racing, swimming, track, etc.)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “carril”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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