noun, masculine/ˈpweɾto/plural: puertos
port, harbour; ellipsis of puerto de montaña; mountain pass; port
“La espectacular bajada de La Lunada, que empalmará con el puerto de Alisas.” — The spectacular descent from La Lunada, that will lead straight onto the Alisas mountain pass.
Synonyms: collado
Inherited from Old Spanish puerto, from Latin portus, from Proto-Italic *portus, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”), from *per- (“to go forth, to cross”).