camino real

noun

ca·​mi·​no re·​al

kə¦mē(ˌ)nōrāˈäl

plural caminos reales

-nō(s)rāˈä(ˌ)lās

or camino reals

-ˈälz

: a main highway

especially : a highway originally existing during the period of Spanish rule in the Southwest, Mexico, and Central America

wagons will not travel along that camino real beyond Vao Colorao

—Oliver La Farge

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, highway, literally, royal road

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