cuajo

== English == === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /ˈkwɑː.hoʊ/ === Noun === cuajo (uncountable) (Philippines, card games) a kind of card game, similar to Khanhoo == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkwaxo/ [ˈkwa.xo] Rhymes: -axo Syllabification: cua‧jo === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Latin coāgulum. Compare the borrowed doublet coágulo. ==== Noun ==== cuajo m (plural cuajos) rennet curd calmness, patience ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== cuajo first-person singular present indicative of cuajar === Etymology 3 === 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 ==== cuajo m (plural cuajos) (Philippines, card games) a kind of card game === Further reading === “cuajo”, 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