cuajado

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === cuajao (Andalusia, colloquial) === Etymology === Past participle of cuajar. Equivalent to cuajar +‎ -ado. The colloquial meaning is a culinary metaphor: just as a liquid (like milk or beaten eggs) "sets" or coagulates and stops flowing, a person who is cuajado is perceived as mentally "set," slow to react, or lacking energy and initiative. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (standard) /kwaˈxado/ [kwaˈxa.ð̞o], (colloquial) /kwaˈxao/ [kwaˈxa.o] Rhymes: -ado, -ao Syllabification: cua‧ja‧do === Adjective === cuajado (feminine cuajada, masculine plural cuajados, feminine plural cuajadas) (cooking) curdled, coagulated, set (of a liquid, such as milk or eggs, that has thickened or solidified). (Spain, colloquial, derogatory) dazed, slow, clueless, passive; lacking initiative or quick reflexes. ==== Synonyms ==== (dazed, slow): Synonyms: alobado, apardalado, empanado, atolondrado, (colloquial) pasmao === Participle === cuajado (feminine cuajada, masculine plural cuajados, feminine plural cuajadas) past participle of cuajar === Further reading === “cuajar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025