abrojo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin aperī oculōs (“open [your] eyes!”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈbɾoxo/ [aˈβ̞ɾo.xo]
  • Rhymes: -oxo
  • Syllabification: a‧bro‧jo

Noun

abrojo m (plural abrojos)

  1. (botany) thistle; thorn
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 333:
      Andando, andando, llegaron a una miserable choza, habitada por una pobre mujer, a la que San Pedro pidió un harnero para cribar el trigo, que estaba mezclado con muchos abrojos.
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  2. (weaponry) caltrop
  3. (in the plural, nautical) shoal
    Synonym: escollo
  4. (in the plural, figuratively) hardships

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