cojear

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Spanish

Etymology

From cojo +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koxeˈaɾ/ [ko.xeˈaɾ]

Verb

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  1. (intransitive) to limp (walk lamely)
    • 1997, José Miguel Cejas, Montse Grases: biografía breve, Ediciones Rialp →ISBN, page 78
      Un domingo de enero por la tarde Lía se extrañó al ver que Montse cojeaba un poco.
      One Sunday afternoon in January Lía was surprised to see Montse limping a little.
  2. (intransitive, of furniture) to wobble (move with a rocking motion)
    • 2004, Mavis Dora Alvarez Licea, La loca de las yagrumas y otras mujeres
      Las viejas sillas cojean sobre el piso de cemento desnivelado y cuarteado de rajaduras.
      The old chairs wobble on the uneven, cracked cement floor.

Conjugation

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See also

Further reading