autopista

autopista (plural autopistas)

1. A controlled-access highway in various Spanish-speaking countries.

autopista f (plural autopistes)

1. motorway, freeway

auto +‎ pista

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /əw.tuˈpis.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /aw.toˈpis.ta/

autopista f (plural autopistes)

1. motorway, freeway

• “autopista” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

From auto- +‎ pista.

• IPA^(key): /ˌaw.toˈpi.sta/
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: au‧to‧pì‧sta

autopista f (plural autopiste)

1. race track (at a fairground)

• autopista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

auto +‎ pista

• IPA^(key): /autoˈpista/ [au̯.t̪oˈpis.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: au‧to‧pis‧ta

autopista f (plural autopistas)

1. motorway, freeway

   Coordinate term: autovía

In Spain, the autovías never have a toll, and the autopistas usually have a toll. The autovías are of poorer quality than the autopistas. The autovías have sharper/tighter curves and steeper slopes. Access and exit lanes are often shorter and do not meet the minimum length required on autopistas. It is even possible to find bus stops on the autovía itself.

• “autopista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014