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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin aperī oculōs (“open eyes!”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈbɾoxo/
- Rhymes: -oxo
- Syllabification: a‧bro‧jo
Noun
abrojo m (plural abrojos)
- (botany) thistle; thorn
- (weaponry) caltrop
- (in the plural, nautical) shoal
- Synonym: escollo
- (in the plural, figuratively) hardships
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