pasaporte

/pasaˈpoɾte/ · B1 · noun · m

pass

🛂🛳️ pasa + porte = pass the port: the paper that let you through the harbour

From French passeport: passer (to pass) + port (harbour). In Spanish it splits the same way, pasa (passes) + porte, close to puerto (port). Stress lands on POR: pa-sa-POR-te.

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