WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
em•bar•ca•de•ro
(em bär′kə dâr′ō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ros.
- a pier, wharf, or landing place.
- Place Names(sometimes cap.) a waterfront section in San Francisco: piers and seafood restaurants.
- Latin -ārium -arium
- American Spanish, Spanish: pier, docking place, equivalent. to embarcad(o) past participle of embarcar to embark, launch + -ero
- 1840–50, American.