parahúso

Spanish

Etymology

From par + a + huso (“spindle”), referring to the spindles used to twist the thread.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɾaˈuso/ [pa.ɾaˈu.so]
• Rhymes: -uso
• Syllabification: pa‧ra‧hú‧so

Noun

parahúso m (plural parahúsos)

1. a kind of screw

Further reading

• “parahúso”, 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