espejo

See also: Espejo

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish espejo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpexo/, [esˈpe.xo]
• Hyphenation: es‧pe‧jo

Noun

espejo

1. mirror

Related terms

• espejia
• espejiada
• espejiao

Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish espeio, from Vulgar Latin speclum, from Latin speculum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpeʒo/

Noun

espejo m (plural espejos)

1. mirror

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish espeio, from Vulgar Latin speclum (or perhaps a variant form *spiclum), syncopated form of Latin speculum. Compare the borrowed doublet espéculo. Cognate with English speculum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpexo/ [esˈpe.xo]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -exo
• Syllabification: es‧pe‧jo

Noun

espejo m (plural espejos)

1. mirror

Derived terms

• espejarse
• espejillo
• espejismo
• espejito
• espejo de cuerpo entero
• espejo de los incas
• espejuelo
• mirar en ese espejo

Related terms

• especular
• espéculo

Descendants

• Chavacano: espejo
• → Cebuano: espeho
• → Hiligaynon: espeho
• → Isthmus Zapotec: speju
• → Karao: ispiho
• → Murui Huitoto: epejo

Further reading

• “espejo”, 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