collado

Spanish

Etymology

From a derivative of Latin collis, or from collis latus.[1]

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: co‧lla‧do

Noun

collado m (plural collados)

  1. hill; hillock
    Synonyms: cerro, colina, loma, alcor
  2. col, mountain pass
    Synonym: puerto

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “collado”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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