cerrojo
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From a modification of Old Spanish berrojo (influenced by the verb cerrar (“to close”)), from Vulgar Latin *verruculum, from Latin vericulum, diminutive of verū (“dart”). Compare the development of Portuguese ferrolho.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θeˈroxo/ [θeˈro.xo]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /seˈroxo/ [seˈro.xo]
- Rhymes: -oxo
- Syllabification: ce‧rro‧jo
Noun edit
cerrojo m (plural cerrojos)
- (in a lock or weapon) bolt, latch
- echar el cerrojo ― to bolt the door
- (in sports) very aggressive or defensive tactics
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “cerrojo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014