cobijo
See also: cobijó
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈbixo/ [koˈβ̞i.xo]
- Rhymes: -ixo
- Syllabification: co‧bi‧jo
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin cubiculum (“bedroom, bedchamber”), from cubō (“to lie down, lie asleep”). Doublet of cubículo, a borrowing.
Noun
cobijo m (plural cobijos)
- bedroom
- shelter, covering
- (figuratively) protection, refuge
- Synonyms: protección, resguardo
Related terms
Etymology 2
Verb
cobijo
- first-person singular present indicative of cobijar
Further reading
- “cobijo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024