península

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See also: peninsula and peninsulă

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula (“peninsula”), from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).

Noun

península f (plural penínsules)

  1. (geography) peninsula (a piece of land projecting into water)

Catalan

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula (“peninsula”), from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).

Pronunciation

Noun

península f (plural penínsules)

  1. peninsula

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Further reading

Galician

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula (“peninsula”), from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).

Pronunciation

Noun

península f (plural penínsulas)

  1. peninsula

Portuguese

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península

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin paenīnsula (“peninsula”), from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ĩsulɐ
  • Hyphenation: pe‧nín‧su‧la

Noun

península f (plural penínsulas)

  1. (geography) peninsula (a piece of land projecting into water)
    Synonyms: cabo, promontório
    Meronym: istmo

Related terms

Further reading

  • “península” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula (“peninsula”), from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈninsula/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -insula
  • Syllabification: pe‧nín‧su‧la

Noun

península f (plural penínsulas)

  1. peninsula

Derived terms

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