vigía
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See also: vigia
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Portuguese vigia, ultimately from Latin vigilare.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vigía m (plural vigías)
- lookout, watchtower (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area)
- Synonym: atalaya
- (nautical) reef (chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral protruding from the surface of the water)
Descendants[edit]
- → English: vigia
Noun[edit]
vigía m or f by sense (plural vigías)
- lookout (person on watch for approaching danger, enemy, etc.)
Further reading[edit]
- “vigía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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