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óvalo

oval

noun OH-bah-loh Rare

Usage Note

Óvalo functions as both a noun (the oval shape) and, in Peru and some other countries, as the standard word for a traffic roundabout — equivalent to Spain's glorieta or the general rotonda. The written accent distinguishes it from ovalo (rare verbal form).

Examples

"La pista de carreras tiene forma de óvalo."

Natural Translation

The racetrack has the shape of an oval.

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