aojar

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *adoclāre, from oclus, from Latin oculus. Cognate with Galician ollar, Mirandese oulhar, Portuguese olhar, and Italian adocchiare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aoˈxaɾ/ [a.oˈxaɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to evil-eye (cast an evil eye upon)
2. (transitive, archaic) to look at

   Synonym: mirar

Related terms

• ojo

Further reading

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