Usage Note
Aro refers to any hoop or ring shape — hula hoop, earring hoop, or the ring of a basketball net. The phrase pasar por el aro (to go through the hoop) means to knuckle down and comply with something reluctantly. Do not confuse with oro (gold) — the initial vowels differ.
Examples
"Los niños jugaban con un aro en el parque."
Natural Translation
The children were playing with a hoop in the park.
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