anzuelo
/anˈθwelo/ · B2 · noun · m
hook
🎣 anzuelo ≈ 'ants well-o' — ants wait well on a hook, hoping for a bite
Sound-alike: 'ants-well-o'. Anzuelo comes from Latin hamicellus, a little hook (hamus = hook), so it literally means little hook. The Spanish ending -uelo is a diminutive suffix.