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noun, masculine

eje

/ˈexe/

noun, masculine/ˈexe/plural: ejes

axis; axle; shaft, spindle; core, heart, center (main idea); hub (center of activity)

El eje principal es el comercio de derechos de emisión.The main focus is on emissions trading.

Inherited from Old Spanish exe, ex, ax, inherited from Latin axem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”). First attested in the 13th century. Cognate with English axis. Compare Catalan eix, Portuguese eixo.