ferroviario

railway; rail

adjective feh-rroh-byah-RYOH Less Common

Origin: From ferroviario, derived from ferrovia (Italian for 'railway'), itself from Latin ferrum (iron) + via (way).

Usage Note

Ferroviario is used exclusively as an adjective related to railways (red ferroviaria = 'rail network', trabajador ferroviario = 'railway worker'). The noun counterpart for the infrastructure is ferrocarril.

Examples

"El sindicato ferroviario convocó una huelga."

Natural Translation

The railway union called a strike.

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