embarcadero

[ em-bahr-kuh-dair-oh ]

noun

, plural em·bar·ca·de·ros.

1. a pier, wharf, or landing place.
2. Usually Embarcadero. a waterfront section in San Francisco.

Word History and Origins

Origin of embarcadero¹

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

Example Sentences

I'm goin' to have a town along the embarcadero that'll lay over any town in Contra Costa.

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From the embarcadero we walked, under the influence of the rays of an almost broiling sun, four miles to the town of Sonoma.

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We crossed the Sacramento at the embarcadero, swimming our horses, and passing ourselves over in a small canoe.

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He glanced backwards almost tenderly in the direction of Los Cuervos, and then turned his head towards the embarcadero.

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As I was saying (when that minister switched me off), I was strolling along the Embarcadero.

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