guardacabo

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to protect (originally)”) +‎ cabos (“end”).

Noun

guardacabo m (plural guardacabos)

1. (nautical) thimble (a metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing)

Further reading

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