espejo

See also: Espejo

Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish espejo, from Vulgar Latin *speclum, from Latin speculum.

Noun

espejo m (Latin spelling, plural espejos)

  1. mirror

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish espejo, older spillu (although this form may have been from a Navarro-Aragonese dialect), from Vulgar Latin *speclum (or perhaps a variant form *spiclum), syncopated form of Latin speculum[1]. Compare the borrowed doublet espéculo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [e̞sˈpe̞xo̞], [e̞sˈpe̞ho̞]
  • Rhymes: -exo

Noun

espejo m (plural espejos)

  1. mirror

Derived terms

(diminutive espejillo or espejito)

  • espejarse

References

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