alameda

Borrowed from Spanish alameda.

• IPA^(key): /ˌæləˈmeɪdə/, /ˌæləˈmiːdə/

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alameda (plural alamedas)

1. A tree-lined avenue in Spain or Portugal.

• lameda

First attested in the 15th century. From álamo (“poplar”) +‎ -eda.

• IPA^(key): /alaˈmeda/
• Rhymes: -eda
• Hyphenation: a‧la‧me‧da

alameda f (plural alamedas)

1. poplar grove
2. avenue lined with poplars and usually open just to pedestrians

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “alameda”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alameda”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “alameda”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alameda”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

From álamo (“poplar”) +‎ -eda.

• alamêda (superseded)

• Hyphenation: a‧la‧me‧da

alameda f (plural alamedas)

1. an avenue, street or other pathway lined with trees

   Synonym: avenida

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• Hyphenation: a‧la‧me‧da

alameda

1. inflection of alamedar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

From álamo (“poplar”) +‎ -eda (“grove”).

• IPA^(key): /alaˈmeda/
• Rhymes: -eda
• Syllabification: a‧la‧me‧da

alameda f (plural alamedas)

1. poplar grove
   • 1902, Amado Nervo, "Y el Buda de basalto sonreía" 1-4:

     Aquella tarde, en la alameda, loca
     de amor, la dulce idolatrada mía
     me ofreció la eglantina de su boca.
     Y el Buda de basalto sonreía.

     That afternoon, in the poplar grove, as she was crazy
     in love, the sweet woman I idolized
     offered me the sweetbrier of her mouth.
     And the basalt Buddha smiled.

2. avenue lined with trees (of any kind)

• → English: Alameda

• “alameda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10