orejudo

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish oreja

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Latin -tusder.

Latin -ūtus

Spanish -udo

Spanish orejudo

From oreja + -udo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾeˈxudo/ [o.ɾeˈxu.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -udo
• Syllabification: o‧re‧ju‧do

Adjective

orejudo (feminine orejuda, masculine plural orejudos, feminine plural orejudas)

1. big-eared

Derived terms

• lechuzón orejudo
• zambullidor orejudo

Further reading

• “orejudo”, 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