agujero

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See also: agujeró

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aɡuˈxeɾo/ [a.ɣ̞uˈxe.ɾo]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: a‧gu‧je‧ro

Etymology 1

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From aguja (needle) +‎ -ero.

Noun

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agujero m (plural agujeros)

  1. hole (hollow place or cavity)
    Synonym: hoyo
    agujero negroblack hole
  2. (sewing) pincushion (device that holds sewing pins)
    Synonyms: acerico, alfiletero
  3. (figurative) unjustified imbalance, debt
    Synonym: descuadre
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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agujero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of agujerar

Further reading

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