noun, masculine/esˈpexo/plural: espejos
mirror
Related: espejarse, espejear, espejillo, espejismo, espejito, espejo de cuerpo entero, espejo de los incas, espejuelo, mirar en ese espejo
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Italic *spekjō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom Proto-Italic *-klom Latin speculum Late Latin speclum Old Spanish espeio Spanish espejo Inherited from Old Spanish espeio, from Vulgar Latin speclum (or perhaps a variant form *spiclum), syncopated form of Latin speculum. Compare the learned doublet espéculo. Cognate with English speculum.