cuajo

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/ˈkwɑː.hoʊ/

noun

a kind of card game, similar to Khanhoo

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Meanings

nouncuajo (uncountable)
  1. Philippinesuncountablecard gamesa kind of card game, similar to Khanhoo

Origin

  1. Spanishcuajo
  2. Englishcuajo

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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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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