Camino

By Deane Barker • •

Definition: Spanish for “road” or “path”

Why I Looked It Up

I spent a few days in Southern California. The word is used often in the area to refer to place names.

In particular, many highways are designated as part of “El Camino Real,” which was a road system connecting the Spanish missions in the region throughout the 1600s to the 1800s. The phrase literally means “the royal road” or “the king’s road” and referred to any road under the jurisdiction of the Spanish King.

Then, of course, there’s the Chevrolet El Camino truck that was popular in the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

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