tranvía

/tɾamˈbia/ · B2 · noun · m

tramway

🚋 tranvía = tran(s) + vía: a vehicle that goes along a track-way

Sounds like 'tram-BEE-ah', so the English tram is built right in. Vía means track or way in Spanish, so tranvía is a tram that runs on its own set track-way.

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