pozo negro
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “black (water) well”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpoθo ˈneɡɾo/ [ˌpo.θo ˈne.ɣ̞ɾo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /ˌposo ˈneɡɾo/ [ˌpo.so ˈne.ɣ̞ɾo] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: po‧zo ne‧gro
Noun
pozo negro m (plural pozos negros)
Descendants
- → Tagalog: poso-negro
Further reading
- “pozo negro”, 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