embarcadero

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(em bär′kə dârō)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
em•bar•ca•de•ro  (em bär′kə dârō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ros. 
  1. a pier, wharf, or landing place.
  2. 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.


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