cerrojo
Spanish, noun/θeˈroxo/
cerrojo is spelled C-E-R-R-O-J-O (7 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 29,514th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cerrojo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “bolt, latch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tipo de pasador, normalmente metálico, que sirve para asegurar el cierre de puertas y ventanas”.
What does cerrojo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebolt, latch
echar el cerrojo
- 2
masculinebolt
- 3
masculinevery aggressive or defensive tactics
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tipo de pasador, normalmente metálico, que sirve para asegurar el cierre de puertas y ventanas. 2. En fusiles y otras armas, mecanismo en el que se introduce la bala, se cierra y una vez disparada el arma, se vuelve a abrir para extraer el casquillo. 3. Encuentro de dos galerías en forma de «T». 4. En fútbol y otros deportes, sistema de juego que pone mucho énfasis en la defensa.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cerrojo
- cerrojos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cerrojo?
- /θeˈroxo/
- [θeˈro.xo]
- /seˈroxo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cerrojo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cerrojo in Spanish?
cerrojo appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).