North in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

normal speech: NOHR-teh
IPA: ˈnorte

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Other Meanings

“Norte” can also be used to refer to the direction or location of something, such as a wind or a trend

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Do Not Confuse With

“Norte” should not be confused with “norteño/a,” which is a term used to describe people or things from the north

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Variations by Country

In Latin American countries, “norte” can refer to a specific genre of music known as “música norteña”

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cultural referece

The “Camino del Norte” (Northern Way) is a popular pilgrimage route to the shrine of Saint James in Santiago de Compostela, Spain

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idioms

“Al norte de algo” – to the north of something, used to indicate a location to the north of a reference point

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origin

From the Latin word “norsum,” meaning “to the north”

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norte info.

Tips to remember the word:
– Think of the word “north” and note that both words start with the letter ‘N’ which can help you remember that they are equivalents.
– Associate “norte” with the North Star, “la estrella del norte,” which is a guide for directions like the compass point north.

Explanations:
– “Norte” is the Spanish word for “north,” one of the four cardinal directions on a compass.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Septentrión” is a less common, more formal word for “north” in Spanish.

Alternate meanings or slang:
– “Norte” can also refer to direction or purpose in a metaphorical sense, similar to saying someone has “lost their north” in English, implying they’ve lost their way or purpose.

Examples of sentences:
1. Si sigues hacia el norte, llegarás a la frontera.
(If you keep going north, you’ll reach the border.)
2. No sabemos cuál es el norte de su plan; parece confuso.
(We don’t know the direction of his plan; it seems confusing.)
3. La brújula siempre apunta hacia el norte.
(The compass always points north.)

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