abrojo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin aperī oculōs (“open [your] eyes!”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈbɾoxo/ [aˈβ̞ɾo.xo]
Rhymes: -oxo
Syllabification: a‧bro‧jo

Noun

abrojo m (plural abrojos)

(botany) thistle; thorn
(weaponry) caltrop
(in the plural, nautical) shoal
Synonym: escollo
(in the plural, figuratively) hardships

Derived terms

abrojo terrestre

Further reading

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

Anagrams

joroba

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