embarcadero

American  

[em-bahr-kuh-dair-oh] / ɛmˌbɑr kəˈdɛər oʊ /

noun

• embarcaderos
  plural

1. a pier, wharf, or landing place.

2. Usually Embarcadero a waterfront section in San Francisco.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• embarcaderos
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of embarcadero

An Americanism first recorded in 1840–50; from Latin American Spanish, Spanish: “pier, docking place,” from embarcar “to launch, embark” ( see embark) + -dero, noun suffix (from Latin -tōrium, noun suffix ( see -tory ² ( def. ))

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

embarcadero

Along the embarcadero on a recent weekend, tourists escaped blustery winds by ducking into Three Stacks and a Rock Brewing Company.

From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2022

Stop by the embarcadero to see whether a tour is departing, or reserve a private guide through a hotel concierge.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2022

The crash happened along San Francisco’s embarcadero, a long, wide stretch of walkway that links restaurants and tourist attractions and is typically crowded with joggers, cyclists, walkers and tourists.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2018

San Francisco-based attractions include concerts at Super Bowl City on the scenic embarcadero and NFL Experience, an interactive football-themed park at a downtown convention center.

From Reuters ● Jan. 20, 2016

The last of these villages, situate on the banks of the Carony, immediately below the great cataract, is considered as the embarcadero of the Catalonian missions.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Alexander von Humboldt

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