cojudo
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cōleūtus, derived from Latin cōleus (“testicle”). Compare Portuguese colhudo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈxudo/ [koˈxu.ð̞o]
- Rhymes: -udo
- Syllabification: co‧ju‧do
Adjective
cojudo (feminine cojuda, masculine plural cojudos, feminine plural cojudas)
- uncastrated
- (colloquial, Argentina, Andes, Chile, Honduras, Mexico, Spain, derogatory in Bolivia) silly; foolish
- (vulgar, Rioplatense) ballsy
Noun
cojudo m (plural cojudos)
- (colloquial, Argentina, Andes, Spain, derogatory in Bolivia) one who acts stupid
- (Rioplatense, rustic) stallion
- (Guatemala, El Salvador, Uruguay, rustic) an uncastrated pig
Related terms
Further reading
- “cojudo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024