enebro

Spanish
Enebro (juniper).

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus. Doublet of junípero, a learned borrowing, and ginebra.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eˈnebɾo/ [eˈne.β̞ɾo]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ebɾo
  • Syllabification: e‧ne‧bro
  • Homophone: enhebro

Noun

enebro m (plural enebros)

  1. juniper
    Synonym: junípero

Derived terms

References
  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “enebro”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 610

Further reading
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