garrobo

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈrobo/ [ɡaˈro.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -obo
• Syllabification: ga‧rro‧bo

Noun

garrobo m (plural garrobos)

1. (Central America) caiman
2. (Central America) black iguana (Ctenosaura similis)
   • 2016 December 2, “Parque ecológico olocuiltense una opción para distraerse”, in elsalvador.com‎^[1]:

     Ardillas, garrobos y diversas especies de aves como canarios, tucanes, pericos y búhos suelen avistarse en el terreno donde predominan árboles de laurel, ojushte, bálsamo y barillo.

     Squirrels, black iguanas, and diverse species of birds such as canaries, toucans, parakeets, and eagles owls are commonly seen in the terrain where laurel, breadnut, balsam, and guanandi trees predominate.

Further reading

• “garrobo”, 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
• “garrobo”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010