Masculine
cerrojo
Meaning
- (masculine) bolt, latch
- (masculine) bolt
- (masculine) very aggressive or defensive tactics
Concepts
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ce‧rro‧jo
Pronounced as (IPA)
/θeˈroxo/
Etymology
In summary
From a modification of Old Spanish berrojo (influenced by the verb cerrar (“to close”)), from Vulgar Latin *verruculum, from Latin vericulum, diminutive of verū (“dart”). Compare the development of Portuguese ferrolho.
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