atajo

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/əˈtɑ(ˌ)hoʊ/

noun

A train of mules or horses.

OriginSpanish atajo ← Latin ad- ← Proto-Italic *ad- →
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Meanings

nounatajo (plural atajos)

plural atajos

  1. CanadaUShistoricalA train of mules or horses.

    It could hardly be termed a cavalcade, as it consisted of an atajo of pack-mules, with some carretas drawn by oxen.

    1866, The Boy's Friend, volume 2, page 197

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Spanisha-
  6. Spanishtajar
  7. Spanishatajardeverb.
  8. Spanishatajo
  9. Englishatajo

Borrowed from Spanish atajo.

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APA

atajo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atajo

MLA

“atajo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atajo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atajo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atajo.

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