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portón

large gate

noun pohr-TOHN Rare

Also means

main door

Usage Note

Portón is an augmentative of puerta, specifically a large, heavy gate or main entrance door — typical of estates, courtyards, or colonial-era buildings. In Argentina and Uruguay it commonly refers to a garden or patio gate. The diminutive portoncito is also used affectionately.

Examples

"Abrieron el portón de la hacienda al amanecer."

Natural Translation

They opened the hacienda gate at dawn.

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