noun, masculine/ferokaˈril/plural: ferrocarriles
railway (UK), railroad (US); train; cheat sheet
Synonyms: ferrovía, raíl, vía, acordeón, chuleta, chepe, chivo, comprimido
Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrumlbor. Spanish ferro- Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Italic *korzos Latin currus Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin -īlis Late Latin currīlis ▲ Latin carrusinflu. Vulgar Latin *carrīlis Old Spanish carril Spanish carril Spanish ferrocarril From ferro- (“iron”) + carril (“lane”).