Masculine

pozo

well (hole in the ground as a source of water or other fluids)

Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
po‧zo
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpoθo/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish poço, itself from Latin puteus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *paw- (“to strike”). Compare Portuguese poço, Galician pozo and English pit.

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