brújula
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Spanish
Etymology
From Italian bùssola (compare French boussole), from Vulgar Latin *buxula, a diminutive form of Late Latin buxis (“box”), from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís, “boxwood box, box”), from πύξος (púxos, “boxwood”). Apparently influenced by Spanish bruja (“witch”).
Pronunciation
Noun
brújula f (plural brújulas)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “brújula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28