portaaviones

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) +‎ aviones (“airplanes”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌpoɾtaaˈbjones/ [ˌpoɾ.t̪a.aˈβ̞jo.nes]
Rhymes: -ones
Syllabification: por‧ta‧a‧vio‧nes

Noun

portaaviones m (plural portaaviones)

aircraft carrier

Further reading

“portaaviones”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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