esplanade

Significado (Inglés)

1. A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town.
2. The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country.
3. A grass plat; a lawn.
4. Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; especially, a terrace by the seaside.
5. (Texas) Grassy strips between two divided highway lanes; a traffic island.

Conceptos

explanada

avenida

paseo

🚶

paseo marítimo

Sinónimos

promenade

avenue

boardwalk

open space

walk

🚶

Traducciones

esplanade

Promenade

esplanada

promenade

🚶

Esplanade

meydan

esplanade

boulevard

lungomare

παραλιακός δρόμος

Platz

passeig marítim

δρόμος για περίπατο

δρόμος για αμαξοπορεία

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈɛspləˌneɪd/

Etimología (Inglés)

Cognado con italiano: spianata

In summary

1590s, from French esplanade (“clear, level space”), from Spanish esplanada (explanada), form of esplanar (“to flatten, to make level”), from Latin explānāre, from which English explain; see also plain (“level area, to flatten”), and Italian spianata, from spianare.