abrojo

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin aperī oculōs (“open [your] eyes!”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /aˈbɾoxo/ [aˈβ̞ɾo.xo]
Rhymes: -oxo
Syllabification: a‧bro‧jo

Noun edit

abrojo m (plural abrojos)

(botany) thistle; thorn
(weaponry) caltrop
(in the plural, nautical) shoal
Synonym: escollo
(in the plural, figuratively) hardships

Derived terms edit

abrojo terrestre

Further reading edit

“abrojo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams edit

joroba

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