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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Participle
explanada f sg
- feminine singular of explanado
Spanish
Etymology
From older esplanada, from obsolete esplanar (“to flatten, to make level”), from Latin explānō (“to extend, to spread, to clarify, to explain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eɡsplaˈnada/
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: ex‧pla‧na‧da
Noun
explanada f (plural explanadas)
- esplanade, concourse (large, clear and level open space)
Derived terms
Participle
explanada f sg
- feminine singular of explanado
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