túnel

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See also: tunel, tùnel, and tünel

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from English tunnel.

Pronunciation

Noun

túnel m (plural túnels)

  1. tunnel

Derived terms

Further reading

Galician

Pronunciation

Noun

túnel m (plural túneis)

  1. tunnel

Portuguese

Etymology

From English tunnel,[1][2] from Old French tonel, diminutive of tonne (“cask”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: tú‧nel

Noun

túnel m (plural túneis)

  1. tunnel (an underground or underwater passage)
  2. (Portugal, soccer) nutmeg (the playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent)
    Synonyms: cueca, cuequinha

References

  1. ^ “túnel”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
  2. ^ “túnel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English tunnel, from Old French tonel, diminutive of tonne (“cask”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtunel/
  • Rhymes: -unel
  • Syllabification: tú‧nel

Noun

túnel m (plural túneles)

  1. tunnel
  2. (soccer) nutmeg
    Synonym: caño

Derived terms

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