marojo

Spanish

Alternative forms

• melojo

Etymology

Probably from Latin malum folium (literally “bad leaf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈɾoxo/ [maˈɾo.xo]
• Rhymes: -oxo
• Syllabification: ma‧ro‧jo

Noun

marojo m (plural marojos)

1. red-berried mistletoe (Viscum cruciatum)

   Synonym: agraz

Further reading

• “marojo”, 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