quijo

quijo

1. (reintegrationist norm) third-person singular preterite indicative of querer

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) From the Aymara kisu kala.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkixo/ [ˈki.xo]
• Rhymes: -ixo
• Syllabification: qui‧jo

quijo m (plural quijos)

1. (Cuba, Guatemala) a type of quartz found in veins of gold and silver mines
2. (Colombia) the vine Passiflora ligularis, granadilla
3. (Colombia) the fruit of the granadilla, passion fruit

• “quijo”, 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
• “quijo”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010