cojo

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoxo/
• Rhymes: -oxo

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Vulgar Latin coxus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin coxa. Compare Portuguese coxo, Catalan coix.

Adjective

cojo (feminine coja, masculine plural cojos, feminine plural cojas)

1. lame, crippled
2. (figuratively) lame, defective, shaky

Derived terms

• a la pata coja

Noun

cojo m (plural cojos, feminine coja, feminine plural cojas)

1. lame person, lame man

Derived terms

• antes se coge al mentiroso que al cojo
• cae más pronto un hablador que un cojo
• más lento que un desfile de cojos

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cojo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of coger.