tirolina

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tirolina. By surface analysis, Tirol + -ina.

Pronunciation

Noun

tirolina f (plural tirolines)

  1. zipline, aerial runway, zip-wire

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French tyrolienne, by surface analysis, Tirol + -ina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiɾoˈlina/ [t̪i.ɾoˈli.na]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: ti‧ro‧li‧na

Noun

tirolina f (plural tirolinas)

  1. zipline, aerial runway, zip-wire
    Synonyms: canopy, dosel, tirolesa
    • 2015 October 15, “Chile para aventureros”, in El País:
      Una de las actividades estrella son los circuitos de tirolinas entre las copas de grandes árboles (conocido como canopy).
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