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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