abrojo
Spanish
Etymology
Contraction of abre ojo, ultimately from Latin aperi oculos ‘open your eyes!’.
Pronunciation
Noun
abrojo m (plural abrojos)
- (botany) thistle; thorn
- (weaponry) caltrop
- (in the plural, nautical) shoal
- Synonym: escollo
- (in the plural, figuratively) hardships