armadijo

Spanish

Etymology

From earlier armadija, from Latin *armāticula, from armātus, from the verb armō. Cognate to Portuguese armadilha.

Noun

armadijo m (plural armadijos)

1. trap, snare (for catching game or birds)

   Synonym: trampa

Further reading

• “armadijo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10