ojo

/ˈoxo/ · A1 · noun · m

eye

👁️ ojo = two round o's with a j nose between: the word is a face with eyes

From Latin oculus (eye), same root as ocular and oculist. The spelling itself is the hook: o-j-o is two eyes around a nose. Spaniards say ¡Ojo! to mean watch out, literally eye!, so one word covers the organ and the warning.

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