guardacabo

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to protect (originally)”) +‎ cabos (“end”).

Noun

guardacabo m (plural guardacabos)

(nautical) thimble (a metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing)

Further reading

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

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