Hyphenation
es·pla·nadeTurkish pronunciation
esplınädPronunciation
/ˌespləˈnäd/ /ˌɛspləˈnɑːd/
Etymology
[ 'es-pl&-"näd, "es-pl& ] (noun.) 1591. 1590s, from French esplanade (“clear, level space”), from Spanish esplanada (explanada), form of esplanar (“to flatten, to make level”), from Latin explānāre, from which English explain; see also plain (“level area, to flatten”), and Italian spianata, from spianare.“” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001