Highway in Spanish
Highway in Spanish is autopista (ow-toh-PEES-tah). It's feminine: la autopista, plural las autopistas.
- Spanish
- la autopista
- Say it
- lah ow-toh-PEES-tah
- Gender
- Feminine: la autopista
- Plural
- las autopistas
- Also
- la autopista in Driving Words in Spanish
One of 48 words in Transportation in Spanish: learn them step by step and practise them all.
Driving and road words in Spanish
The other words in step 4 of Transportation in Spanish.
- la callestreet · lah KAH-yeh
- la carreteraroad · lah kah-rreh-TEH-rah
- el semáforotraffic light · el seh-MAH-foh-roh
- el puentebridge · el PWEN-teh
- la esquinacorner · lah ehs-KEE-nah
- el tráficotraffic · el TRAH-fee-koh
- el atascotraffic jam · el ah-TAHS-koh
- la gasolinagas (fuel) · lah gah-soh-LEE-nah
- conducirto drive · kohn-doo-SEER
- estacionarto park · ehs-tah-syoh-NAR
Questions about autopista
How do you say highway in Spanish?
Highway in Spanish is la autopista. In driving words in spanish, highway is la autopista.
How do you pronounce autopista?
Say it ow-toh-PEES-tah. The syllable in capitals is stressed: PEES. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is autopista masculine or feminine in Spanish?
autopista is feminine, so it takes la: la autopista. The plural is las autopistas.
What does autopista mean in English?
In English, la autopista means highway.
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