Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish quajar, from Vulgar Latin *coaglāre/ *quaglāre, from syncopation of Latin coāgulāre. Doublet of coagular, a borrowing. Compare Aragonese cuallar, Asturian cuayar, Catalan quallar, Galician callar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kwaˈxaɾ/ [kwaˈxaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cua‧jar

Verb

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cuajar (first-person singular present cuajo, first-person singular preterite cuajé, past participle cuajado)

  1. to curdle
  2. to gel
  3. (colloquial) to please
    No me cuaja.
    It doesn't do anything for me.

Conjugation

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