camino real

[ kah-mee-naw re-ahl ]

noun

, Spanish.

, plural ca·mi·nos re·a·les [kah-, mee, -naws , r, e-, ah, -les].

1. a main road; highway.

Word History and Origins

Origin of camino real¹

Literally, “royal road”

Example Sentences

The queso at Trigger in Portland or El Camino Real in Philadelphia.

From The Daily Beast

Near this lone bell another road, an offspring of old El Camino Real, runs quickly from its gray and patient sire.

From Project Gutenberg

I knowed of the old El Camino Real and the bells, so we kept our eye peeled for that particular dream road, kind of for fun.

From Project Gutenberg

Before him stretched the hot gray level of El Camino Real, the road to the beyond.

From Project Gutenberg

The next day we followed for some time the camino real, which leads from Acaponeta to the towns of Mezquital and Durango.

From Project Gutenberg

The expedition followed practically the route which afterwards became the Camino Real.

From Project Gutenberg