cojo

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin coxus, from Latin coxa. Compare Portuguese coxo, Catalan coix.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkoxo/
Rhymes: -oxo

Adjective

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

lame, crippled
(figuratively) lame, defective, shaky

Noun

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

lame person, lame man

Derived terms

antes se coge al mentiroso que al cojo
cae más pronto un hablador que un cojo

Verb

cojo

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

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