península

Portuguese

/pɨ.ˈnĩ.su.lɐ/, /pe.ˈnĩ.su.lɐ/

noun

Definitions

(geography) peninsula (a piece of land projecting into water)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula (peninsula).

Origin

Latin

paenīnsula

Gloss

peninsula

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

peninsula English
paenīnsula Latin
penisola Italian
péninsule French
península Spanish, Castilian
península Catalan, Valencian
península Asturian
ʻanemoku Hawaiian