cobijo

See also: cobijó

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈbixo/ [koˈβ̞i.xo]
• 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)

1. bedroom
2. shelter, covering

   Synonyms: abrigo, amparo, refugio

3. (figuratively) protection, refuge

   Synonyms: protección, resguardo

Related terms

• cobija
• cobijar
• cubículo

 

Etymology 2

Verb

cobijo

1. first-person singular present indicative of cobijar

Further reading

• “cobijo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014