noroeste
Asturian
Noun
noroeste m (plural noroestes)
Galician
Etymology
From norte (“north”) + oeste (“west”).
Noun
noroeste m (uncountable)
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From nor(te) (“north”) + oeste (“west”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /no.ɾoˈɛs.t͡ʃi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /no.ɾoˈɛʃ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /no.ɾoˈɛs.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /nɔˈɾwɛʃ.tɨ/
- Hyphenation: no‧ro‧es‧te
Noun
noroeste m (uncountable)
- northwest (compass point)
Coordinate terms
compass points: pontos cardeais: [edit]
| noroeste | norte | nordeste |
| oeste poente ocidente |
leste este nascente oriente | |
| sudoeste | sul | sudeste |
Further reading
- “noroeste”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “noroeste”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
From nor(te) (“north”) + oeste (“west”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /noɾoˈeste/ [no.ɾoˈes.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -este
- Syllabification: no‧ro‧es‧te
Noun
noroeste m (uncountable)
Coordinate terms
compass points: puntos cardinales: [edit]
| noroeste | norte septentrión |
noreste |
| oeste occidente poniente |
este oriente levante | |
| suroeste | sur ostro austro |
sureste |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “noroeste”, 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