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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *andaginem. Possibly from Latin indāgō (“encirclement”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anˈden/
- Rhymes: -en
- Syllabification: an‧dén
Noun
andén m (plural andenes)
- platform (at a train station)
- quayside
- (Andes, agriculture) a stair-like terrace on a hillside, used for cultivating plants
- (Caribbean, Colombia) sidewalk
- Synonyms: acera, (Guatemala) banqueta, (Mexico) escarpa, (Latin America) vereda
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