guardacabo

Spanish

Etymology

From guarda (“guards”) +‎ cabo (“end [of something]”); in other words, an end-guard.

Noun

guardacabo m (plural guardacabos)

thimble, in the sense of "A metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing."

Further reading

“guardacabo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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