brújula
See also: Brújula
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Italian bùssola (compare French boussole), from Vulgar Latin *buxula, a diminutive form of Late Latin buxis (“box”), from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís, “boxwood box, box”), from πύξος (púxos, “boxwood”). Apparently influenced by Spanish bruja (“witch”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
brújula f (plural brújulas)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “brújula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014