túnel

See also: tunel, tùnel, and tünel

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from English tunnel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈtu.nəl]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈtu.nel]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

túnel m (plural túnels)

1. tunnel

Derived terms

• efecte túnel
• túnel carpià
• tunelar

Further reading

• “túnel”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtunɛl/ [ˈt̪u.nɛɫ]
• Rhymes: -unɛl
• Hyphenation: tú‧nel

Noun

túnel m (plural túneis)

1. tunnel

Portuguese

Etymology

From English tunnel, from Old French tonel, diminutive of tonne (“cask”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtũ.new/ [ˈtũ.neʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtu.nɛl/ [ˈtu.nɛɫ]

• Hyphenation: tú‧nel

Noun

túnel m (plural túneis)

1. tunnel (an underground or underwater passage)
2. (Portugal, soccer) nutmeg (the playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent)

   Synonyms: cueca, cuequinha

Further reading

• “túnel”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Alternative forms

• tónel, tánel

Etymology

Borrowed from English tunnel, from Old French tonel, diminutive of tonne (“cask”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtunel/ [ˈt̪u.nel]
• Rhymes: -unel
• Syllabification: tú‧nel

Noun

túnel m (plural túneles or túnels)

1. tunnel
2. (soccer) nutmeg

   Synonym: caño

Derived terms

• túnel carpiano
• túnel de lavado (“tunnel wash (automatic car wash)”)
• túnel de viento
• visión de túnel

Related terms

• tuneladora
• tunelar

Further reading

• “túnel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025