autoroute

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English[edit]

Autoroute 15 in Montreal.

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from French autoroute.

Noun[edit]

autoroute (plural autoroutes)

  1. (Quebec) An expressway, freeway, motorway or highway.
  2. An expressway in any Francophone country.

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From auto- +‎ route.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /o.tɔ.ʁut/, /ɔ.tɔ.ʁut/
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Noun[edit]

autoroute f (plural autoroutes)

  1. expressway, freeway, motorway, highway

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Khmer: អូតូរុត (ʼoutourut)

Further reading[edit]

Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

auto- +‎ route

Noun[edit]

autoroute f (plural autoroutes)

  1. (Jersey) motorway

Synonyms[edit]