abrojo

Spanish

Etymology

Contraction of the Latin aperi oculos ‘open your eyes!’.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈbɾoxo/, [aˈβɾoxo]
Rhymes: -oxo

Noun

abrojo m (plural abrojos)

(botany) thistle; thorn
(weaponry) caltrop
(plural, nautical) shoal
Synonym: escollo
(plural, figuratively) hardships

Further reading

“abrojo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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