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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈbixo/
- Rhymes: -ixo
- Syllabification: co‧bi‧jo
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin cubiculum (“bedroom, bedchamber”), from cubō (“to lie down, lie asleep”). Doublet of cubículo, a borrowing.
Noun
cobijo m (plural cobijos)
- bedroom
- shelter, covering
- Synonyms: abrigo, amparo, refugio
- (figuratively) protection, refuge
- Synonyms: protección, resguardo
Etymology 2
Verb
cobijo
- first-person singular present indicative of cobijar
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