brújula
See also: Brújula
Spanish
Etymology
From Italian bùssola (compare French boussole), from Vulgar Latin *buxula, a diminutive form of Late Latin buxis (“box”), from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís, “boxwood box, box”), from πύξος (púxos, “boxwood”). Apparently influenced by Spanish bruja (“witch”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɾuxula/ [ˈbɾu.xu.la]
- Rhymes: -uxula
- Syllabification: brú‧ju‧la
Noun
brújula f (plural brújulas)
- compass
Derived terms
- brujulear (verb)
Further reading
- “brújula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014