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espejo

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See also: Espejo

Chavacano

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Spanish espejo.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /esˈpexo/, [esˈpe.xo]
    • Hyphenation: es‧pe‧jo

    Noun

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    espejo

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    Ladino

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Old Spanish espeio, from Late Latin speclum, from speculum, from Proto-Italic *spekjō or *-klom.

      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      espejo m (plural espejos)

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      Spanish

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      Etymology

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        Inherited from Old Spanish espeio, from Vulgar Latin speclum (or perhaps a variant form *spiclum), syncopated form of Latin speculum.[1] Compare the learned doublet espéculo. Cognate with English speculum.

        Pronunciation

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        • IPA(key): /esˈpexo/ [esˈpe.xo]
        • Audio (Colombia):(file)
        • Rhymes: -exo
        • Syllabification: es‧pe‧jo

        Noun

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        espejo m (plural espejos)

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        Derived terms

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        Descendants

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        • Chavacano: espejo
        • Cebuano: espeho
        • Hiligaynon: espeho
        • Isthmus Zapotec: speju
        • Karao: ispiho
        • Murui Huitoto: epejo

        References

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        1. ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “espejo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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