camino
/kaˈmino/
In Spanish, camino can mean path or road or it can mean I walk.
The word camino can function as a noun referring to a path or a road. It is also a verb form.
Which one should you use?
The noun camino (path/road) and the verb form camino (I walk) are homographs. They are spelled the same but serve different grammatical functions.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word camino is also the first-person singular present indicative form of the verb caminar (to walk), meaning "I walk".
How do you pronounce it?
/kaˈmino/
Did you know?
- The word originates from Gaulish roots, linking the Spanish 'road' to the ancient cultures of Western Europe.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, 'el Camino' refers specifically to the famous network of pilgrimage routes leading to Santiago de Compostela.
- Spanish uses the word camino in the expression hacer camino, which means to make progress or carve out a space for oneself in a career or society.
Examples in context
- Este es el camino al parque.This is the path to the park.
- El camino es muy largo y estrecho.The road is very long and narrow.
- Sigue este camino hasta el río.Follow this path until the river.
Example conversation
María and Alejandro are hiking in the mountains.
- MaríaAlejandro, ¿estamos en el camino correcto?Alejandro, are we on the right path?
- AlejandroSí, María, este es el camino.Yes, María, this is the way.
- MaríaParece que el camino está cerrado.It looks like the path is closed.
- AlejandroBusquemos otro camino entonces.Let's look for another way then.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry camino, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries camino, CC BY-SA 4.0.
