brújula

See also: Brújula

Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian bùssola (compare French boussole), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Vulgar Latin *buxula, a diminutive form of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin buxis (“box”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís, “boxwood box, box”), from πύξος (púxos, “boxwood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾu.xu.la/

Noun

brújula f (plural brújulas)

1. compass

Derived terms

• brujulear (verb)