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cuajo

/ˈkwɑː.hoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cua-jo
IPA
/ˈkwɑː.hoʊ/
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a kind of card game, similar to Khanhoo

Uncountable

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.

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How do you pronounce cuajo?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɑː.hoʊ/.
What does cuajo mean?
a kind of card game, similar to Khanhoo
Where does cuajo come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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