armadijo

Spanish

Etymology

From earlier armadija, from Latin *armāticula, from armātus, from the verb armō. Cognate to Portuguese armadilha.

Noun

armadijo m (plural armadijos)

1. trap, snare (for catching game or birds)

   Synonym: trampa

Further reading

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