rejo

m.

1 a pointed iron bar or spike (punta).

2 sting of a bee or other insect.

3 nail or round iron with which quoits are played.

4 rim of iron put around the frame of a door to strengthen it.

5 strength, vigor.

6 in seeds, the radicle, the organ from which the root is formed.

7 whip. (Latin American)

8 stick (porra). (Caribbean)

9 stick (porra). (Caribbean)

10 milking (ordeño). (Andes)

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SM

1) (=punta) spike, sharp point

2) [de insecto] sting

3) (Bot) radicle

4) (fig) (=vigor) strength, vigour, vigor (EEUU), toughness

5) LAm (=látigo) whip; (=soga) cattle rope

6) Caribe (=tira) strip of raw leather; (=porra) stick, club

rejo tieso — brave person

7) And (=ordeño) milking; (=vacas) herd of cows

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masculino

1) (aguijón de hierro) spike; (de abeja) sting

2) (Col) (látigo) whip

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masculino

1) (aguijón de hierro) spike; (de abeja) sting

2) (Col) (látigo) whip

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rejo

masculine

A

1 (aguijón de hierro) spike

2 (de la abeja) sting

B (Bot) radicle

C (Col) (látigo) whip

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rejo nm

1. Zool sting

2. Bot radicle

3. Cuba, Ven [cuero] = strip of raw leather