embarcadero

[ em-bahr-kuh-dair-oh ]

noun

, plural em·bar·ca·de·ros.

1. a pier, wharf, or landing place.
2. Usually Embarcadero. a waterfront section in San Francisco.

Word History and Origins

Origin of embarcadero¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1840–50; from Latin American Spanish, Spanish: “pier, docking place,” from embarcar “to launch, embark” ( embark ) + -dero, noun suffix (from Latin -tōrium, noun suffix ( -tory ²( def ) )

Example Sentences

The first of these took place at Embarcadero Plaza on July 21 and featured a roster of DJs from California record label Dirtybird Records.

From Los Angeles Times

An estimated 10,000 people gathered at Embarcadero Plaza for a five-hour rave on a Sunday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times

On Tuesday, Cruz listed the names of Americans allegedly killed by people who are in the country illegally, including Kathryn Steinle, a 32-year-old woman who was shot in 2015 while strolling with her father on the Embarcadero in San Francisco.

From Los Angeles Times

With artist Vito Acconci and the modernist architect Stanley Saitowitz, she designed the Ribbon, a 2 ½-mile public art piece of illuminated glass bricks set into concrete along San Francisco’s Embarcadero sidewalk.

From Seattle Times

The San Francisco post office Padilla and Sen. Laphonza Butler proposed naming for Feinstein is near the Embarcadero with a view overlooking the Bay Bridge.

From Los Angeles Times