acerrojar

From a- +‎ cerrojo +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /aθeroˈxaɾ/ [a.θe.roˈxaɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /aseroˈxaɾ/ [a.se.roˈxaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧ce‧rro‧jar

acerrojar (first-person singular present acerrojo, first-person singular preterite acerrojé, past participle acerrojado)

1. (transitive) to lock, bolt, lock up (fasten with a lock)

   Synonyms: candar, cerrar con llave

• “acerrojar”, 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