alzacuello

Spanish

Alternative forms

• alzacuellos

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of alza (“to raise”) +‎ cuello (“neck”).

Noun

alzacuello m (plural alzacuellos)

1. choker (piece of jewelry worn close to the throat)
2. clerical collar; dog collar

Further reading

• “alzacuello”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28