cerrojo
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a modification of Old Spanish berrojo (influenced by the verb cerrar (“to close”)), from Vulgar Latin *verruculum, from Latin vericulum, diminutive of verū (“dart”). Compare the development of Portuguese ferrolho.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /θeˈroxo/ [θeˈro.xo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /seˈroxo/ [seˈro.xo] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -oxo
- Syllabification: ce‧rro‧jo
Noun
[edit]cerrojo m (plural cerrojos)
- (in a lock) bolt, latch
- Synonym: pestillo
- echar el cerrojo ― to bolt the door
- (in a weapon) bolt
- (in sports) very aggressive or defensive tactics
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “cerrojo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
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