anteojo

Spanish

Etymology

Derived from antojo (“whim; birthmark”), re-analyzed as ante +‎ ojo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anteˈoxo/ [ãn̪.t̪eˈo.xo]

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• Rhymes: -oxo
• Syllabification: an‧te‧o‧jo

Noun

anteojo m (plural anteojos)

1. lens
2. (Peru) owl

   Synonym: búho

Usage notes

• See anteojos for the plural-only definitions.

Further reading

• “anteojo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “anteojo”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
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