collado

Spanish

Etymology

From a derivative of Latin collis, or from collis latus.[1]

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /koˈʝado/ [koˈʝa.ð̞o]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /koˈʎado/ [koˈʎa.ð̞o]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /koˈʃado/ [koˈʃa.ð̞o]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /koˈʒado/ [koˈʒa.ð̞o]

  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: co‧lla‧do

Noun

collado m (plural collados)

  1. hill; hillock
    Synonyms: cerro, colina, loma, alcor
  2. col, mountain pass
    Synonym: puerto

References
  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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