Alternative forms

• carrulla (Sajambre (Leonese)), garojo

Etymology

Probably inherited from Vulgar LatinCategory:Spanish terms inherited from Vulgar Latin#COROJOCategory:Spanish terms derived from Vulgar Latin#COROJO *carylium, *carulium, diminutive of LatinCategory:Spanish terms inherited from Latin#COROJOCategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#COROJO caryon, from Ancient GreekCategory:Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek#COROJO κάρυον (káruon, “nut”). Cognate with Italian gheriglio. Doublet of carozoCategory:Spanish doublets#COROJO, which was inherited via a different development.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈɾoxo/ [koˈɾo.xo]Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#COROJOCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#COROJO
• Rhymes: -oxoCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/oxo#COROJOCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/oxo/3 syllables#COROJO
• Syllabification: co‧ro‧jo

Noun

corojo m (plural corojos)Category:Spanish lemmas#COROJOCategory:Spanish nouns#COROJOCategory:Spanish countable nouns#COROJOCategory:Spanish nouns with red links in their headword lines#COROJOCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#COROJOCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#COROJOCategory:Pages with entries#COROJOCategory:Pages with 1 entry#COROJO

1. Cuban belly palm

Further reading

• “corojo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “carozo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎ (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 885, column 1