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)

1. (botany) thistle; thorn
2. (weaponry) caltrop
3. (in the plural, nautical) shoal

   Synonym: escollo

4. (in the plural, figuratively) hardships

Derived terms

• abrojo terrestre

 

Further reading

• “abrojo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16

Anagrams

• joroba