embarcadero

[ em-bahr-kuh-dair-oh ]

/ ɛmˌbɑr kəˈdɛər oʊ /

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noun, plural em·bar·ca·de·ros.

a pier, wharf, or landing place.

(sometimes initial capital letter) a waterfront section in San Francisco: piers and seafood restaurants.

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Origin of embarcadero

An Americanism first recorded in 1840–50; from Latin American Spanish, Spanish: “pier, docking place,” equivalent to embarcad(o), past participle of embarcar “to launch, embark” (see embark) + -ero, from Latin -ārium noun suffix (see -arium)

Words nearby embarcadero

embacle, embalm, embank, embankment, embar, embarcadero, embarcation, embargo, embark, embarkation, embarkment

How to use embarcadero in a sentence

I'm goin' to have a town along the embarcadero that'll lay over any town in Contra Costa.
A First Family of Tasajara|Bret Harte
From the embarcadero we walked, under the influence of the rays of an almost broiling sun, four miles to the town of Sonoma.
What I Saw in California|Edwin Bryant
We crossed the Sacramento at the embarcadero, swimming our horses, and passing ourselves over in a small canoe.
What I Saw in California|Edwin Bryant
He glanced backwards almost tenderly in the direction of Los Cuervos, and then turned his head towards the embarcadero.
On the Frontier|Bret Harte

As I was saying (when that minister switched me off), I was strolling along the Embarcadero.
Turns about Town|Robert Cortes Holliday