carretera

== Catalan == === Etymology === From carreta +‎ -era. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [kə.rəˈte̞.ɾə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [kə.rəˈte.ɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ka.reˈte.ɾa] === Noun === carretera f (plural carreteres) road === Further reading === “carretera”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Spanish == === Etymology === From carreta + -era. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kareˈteɾa/ [ka.reˈt̪e.ɾa] Rhymes: -eɾa Syllabification: ca‧rre‧te‧ra === Noun === carretera f (plural carreteras) road, highway female equivalent of carretero (“carter; cartwright”) ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === carretera f feminine singular of carretero === Further reading === “carretera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025