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cojo.

lame, crippled

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkoxo/[ˈko.xo]

  1. lame, crippled

  2. lame, defective, shaky

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂ Proto-Italic *koksā Latin coxa Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us ? Latin coxus Old Spanish coxo Spanish cojo Inherited from Old Spanish coxo, from Latin coxus, perhaps from coxa (“hip”). Cognate with Catalan coix and Portuguese coxo.

noun/ˈkoxo/[ˈko.xo]

  1. lame person, lame man

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂ Proto-Italic *koksā Latin coxa Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us ? Latin coxus Old Spanish coxo Spanish cojo Inherited from Old Spanish coxo, from Latin coxus, perhaps from coxa (“hip”). Cognate with Catalan coix and Portuguese coxo.

verb/ˈkoxo/[ˈko.xo]

  1. first-person singular present indicative of coger

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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