túnel

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈtunɛl/ [ˈt̪u.nɛɫ]
  • Rhymes: -unɛl
  • Hyphenation: tú‧nel

Noun

túnel m (plural túneis)

  1. tunnel

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtũ.new/ [ˈtũ.neʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtu.new/ [ˈtu.neʊ̯]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtu.nɛl/ [ˈtu.nɛɫ]

  • 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. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “túnel” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtunel/ [ˈt̪u.nel]
  • Rhymes: -unel
  • Syllabification: tú‧nel

Noun

túnel m (plural túneles)

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

Derived terms

Further reading
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