[em-bahr-kuh-dair-oh] 
| 1. | a pier, wharf, or landing place. |
| 2. | (sometimes initial capital letter ) a waterfront section in San Francisco: piers and seafood restaurants. |
| em·bar·ca·de·ro (ěm-bär'kə-dâr'ō) n. pl. embarcade·ros California A pier, wharf, or landing place, especially on a river or inland waterway. [Spanish, from embarcar, to embark, from Old Spanish, from Medieval Latin imbarcāre; see embark.] |