túnel

See also:tunel,tùnel,andtünel

Catalan

Etymology

BorrowedfromEnglishtunnel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(Central,Balearic)[ˈtu.nəl]
• IPA^(key):(Valencia)[ˈtu.nel]

Noun

túnelm(pluraltúnels)

1. tunnel

Derived terms

• efecte túnel
• túnel carpià
• tunelar

Further reading

• “túnel”inDiccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició,Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Pronunciation

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

Noun

túnelm(pluraltúneis)

1. tunnel

Portuguese

Etymology

FromEnglishtunnel,fromOld Frenchtonel,diminutive oftonne(“cask”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˈtũ.new/[ˈtũ.neʊ̯]

• (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

túnelm(pluraltúneis)

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

Spanish

Etymology

BorrowedfromEnglishtunnel,fromOld Frenchtonel,diminutive oftonne(“cask”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

túnelm(pluraltúneles)

1. tunnel
2. (soccer)nutmeg

   Synonym:caño

Derived terms

• túnel carpiano
• túnel de lavado(“tunnel wash (automatic car wash)”)
• túnel de viento
• visión de túnel

Related terms

• tuneladora
• tunelar

Further reading

• “túnel”,inDiccionario de la lengua española[Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7,Royal Spanish Academy[Spanish:Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28