Today's
WOTD is: "barco" = boat
In
Spanish, “barco”
is a masculine noun of Latin origin, the main meaning of which is
boat*,
as in:
- Me gusta viajar en barco (I like travelling by boat);
NB The noun “barco”
also means ship or vessel.
The noun “embarcadero”
is a related word which means jetty, pier or quay,
as in:
- Un yate amarrado a un embarcadero de madera (a yacht tied to wooden jetty)
The
action word/ verb “embarcar”
is a related word which means to embark,
board,
or get
on board
a ship or other type of craft, as in:
- Estamos listos para embarcar (we are ready for boarding);
Some
Spanish expressions with the word “barco”
are:
- Barco a la deriva (boat/ ship adrift/ drifting);
- Barco a motor (motor boat);
- Barco a vela (sailing boat);
- Barco cablero (cable ship);
- Barco carbonero (collier);
- Barco cisterna (tanker);
- Barco contenedor* (container ship);
- Barco de apoyo (support ship);
- Barco de carga (cargo boat/ ship);
- Barco de guerra (warship);
- Barco de vapor (steamer);
- Barco de vela (sailing boat);
- Barco hundido (sunk boat);
- Barco meteorológico (weather ship);
- Barco nodriza (supply ship);
- Barco patrullero (patrol ship/ boat);
- Barco vivienda (house boat);
*NB Also known as
“portacontenedores”
Love-Spanish.com
loves the word "barco" in the YouTube clip: Maná -Perdido en un barco (Video Oficial)
*NB
'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “barco”
in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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