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Puerto

Verb / ˈpweˌrtəʊ / / ˈpɔ:rtʌ / / ˈpɔ:rtɜ: / Another word for puerto — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Puerto is a Spanish word that means 'port' or 'harbor'.

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Common collocations

  • natural puerto
  • busy puerto
  • puerto rico
  • puerto vallarta
  • puerto de acapulco
  • puerto de valencia
  • puerto de miami

Word family

noun puerto

Usage note

The word 'puerto' is Spanish for 'port' or 'harbor'. While it can be used in English contexts, it's most commonly encountered in place names or when referring to Spanish-speaking regions.

Example sentences

  1. I went to the puerto to watch the boats.
  2. The puerto was busy with fishermen.
  3. We took a boat from the puerto to an island.
  4. The puerto is a popular tourist attraction.
  5. The puerto is protected by a breakwater.

Quotes

  • "The sea is a desert of waves, a wilderness of water." - Langston Hughes
  • "The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea." - Isak Dinesen
  • "I really don't know why it is that all of us are so committed to the sea, except I think it's because in addition to the fact that the sea changes, and the light changes, and ships change, it's because we all came from the sea. And it is an interesting biological fact that all of us have, in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and, therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears. We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea - whether it is to sail or to watch it - we are going back from whence we came." - John F. Kennedy

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