cobijo
See also: cobijó
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin cubiculum (“bedroom, bedchamber”), from cubō (“to lie down, lie asleep”). Doublet of cubículo, a borrowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈbixo/ [koˈβ̞i.xo]
- Rhymes: -ixo
- Syllabification: co‧bi‧jo
Noun
cobijo m (plural cobijos)
- bedroom
- shelter, covering
- Synonyms: abrigo, amparo, refugio
- (figuratively) protection, refuge
- Synonyms: protección, resguardo
Related terms
- cobija
- cobijar
- cubículo
Verb
cobijo
- first-person singular present indicative of cobijar
Further reading
- “cobijo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014