óculo

See also: oculo and oculo-

Portuguese

óculo (1)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin oculus (“eye”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃okʷ-. Doublet of olho, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.ku.lu/
Hyphenation: ó‧cu‧lo

Noun

óculo m (plural óculos)

(architecture) oculus
Consegue-se vislumbrar o céu através do óculo do Panteão de Roma.
One can glimpse the sky through the oculus of the Pantheon of Rome.
eyeglass

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin oculus. Doublet of ojo, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈokulo/

Noun

óculo m (plural óculos)

(architecture) oculus (round or oval window)

Further reading

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

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