arrojadizo

Spanish

Etymology

From arrojado +‎ -izo. Compare Portuguese arrojadiço.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aroxaˈdiθo/ [a.ro.xaˈð̞i.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aroxaˈdiso/ [a.ro.xaˈð̞i.so]
• Rhymes: -iθo
• Rhymes: -iso
• Syllabification: a‧rro‧ja‧di‧zo

Adjective

arrojadizo (feminine arrojadiza, masculine plural arrojadizos, feminine plural arrojadizas)

1. throwing; (of a weapon) ranged

   arma arrojadiza ― missile

Further reading

• “arrojadizo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28