abrollo

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Galician

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Etymology

From Latin aperī oculōs (open eyes!). Compare Portuguese abrolho, Spanish abrojo.

Pronunciation

Noun

abrollo m (plural abrollos)

  1. (botany) caltrop (Tribulus terrestris)
  2. (weaponry) caltrop
    • c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 740:
      Et os mouros deytarõ moytos abr[ol]los pelos camjnos et polos pasos de Aguadiana, en que se mãcasem os omes et as bestas
      And the Moors tossed many caltrops along the roads and the forths of the Guadiana, for hurting men and beasts

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