ferrovía

See also: ferrovia

Spanish

Etymology

From ferro- +‎ vía, a calque of Italian ferrovia, which was calqued from German Eisenbahn.

Noun

ferrovía f (plural ferrovías)

1. railway

   Synonym: ferrocarril

2. railway track

   Synonym: vía férrea, línea férrea, carril, riel, raíl

Derived terms

• ferroviario

Further reading

• “ferrovía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10