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cuajo

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 看虎 (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 看虎 (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

Further reading edit

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