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English
Noun
autopista (plural autopistas)
- A controlled-access highway in various Spanish-speaking countries.
Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /autoˈpista/,
- Rhymes: -ista
- Hyphenation: au‧to‧pis‧ta
Noun
autopista f (plural autopistes)
- motorway, freeway
Catalan
Etymology
From auto + pista.
Pronunciation
Noun
autopista f (plural autopistes)
- motorway, freeway
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
From auto- + pista.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌaw.toˈpi.sta/
- Rhymes: -ista
- Hyphenation: au‧to‧pì‧sta
Noun
autopista f (plural autopiste)
- race track (at a fairground)
Further reading
- autopista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish
Etymology
From auto + pista.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /autoˈpista/
- Rhymes: -ista
- Syllabification: au‧to‧pis‧ta
Noun
autopista f (plural autopistas)
- motorway, freeway
- Coordinate term: autovía
Usage notes
- In Spain, the autovías never have a toll, and the autopistas usually have a toll. The autovías are of poorer quality than the autopistas, with sharper/tighter curves and steeper slopes, and often with shorter exit lanes that do not meet the minimum length required on autopistas. It is even possible to find bus stops on the autovía itself.
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