cuajo

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See also: cuajó

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish cuajo, from Hokkien, possibly 看好 (khòaⁿ-hó) or 看護看护 (khàn-hō͘ / khòaⁿ-hō͘ / khan-hō͘) or (khòaⁿ hó͘, literally watching the tiger). Compare Tagalog kuwaho, Kapampangan kuwaho, English khanhoo.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cuajo (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines, card games) a kind of card game, similar to Khanhoo

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwaxo/ [ˈkwa.xo]
  • Rhymes: -axo
  • Syllabification: cua‧jo

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Latin coāgulum. Compare the borrowed doublet coágulo.

Noun[edit]

cuajo m (plural cuajos)

  1. rennet
  2. curd
  3. calmness, patience
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Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

cuajo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of cuajar

Etymology 3[edit]

Borrowed from Hokkien, possibly 看好 (khòaⁿ-hó) or 看護看护 (khàn-hō͘ / khòaⁿ-hō͘ / khan-hō͘) or (khòaⁿ hó͘, literally watching the tiger). Compare Tagalog kuwaho, Kapampangan kuwaho, English Cuajo, English Khanhoo.

Noun[edit]

cuajo m (plural cuajos)

  1. (Philippines, card games) a kind of card game

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