espejuelo

Spanish

Folded spectacles with bicolour frame

Etymology

From espejo +‎ -uelo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /espeˈxwelo/ [es.peˈxwe.lo]
Rhymes: -elo
Syllabification: es‧pe‧jue‧lo

Noun

espejuelo m (plural espejuelos)

little mirror
(chiefly in the plural, chiefly Cuba, Puerto Rico) glasses, (formal) spectacles, (US) eyeglass
Synonyms: gafas, (Latin America) lentes, (Latin America) anteojos, (Spain, Colombia, Dominican Republic) lentillas

Further reading

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

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