abrojo

abrojo [ah-bro’ -ho]
noun
1. Caltrops. (Botany) (m)
2. A thistle; a crowfoot. (Military) (m)
3. Thistle fixed on a whip, and used by the flagellants to flog the shoulders. (m)
4. A crab whose carapace has eight spines. (m)
noun, plural
5. Hidden rocks in the sea.
Thistle, thorn, prickle.

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