noun, feminine/ˈbɾuxula/plural: brújulas
compass (device used to determine the cardinal directions)
Related: brujulear, mirar por brújula, perder la brújula
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”).