canijo

Spanish

Etymology

Probably from Latin canicula (through a contracted Vulgar Latin form *canicla, later becoming an adjective of both genders). Doublet of canícula.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈnixo/ [kaˈni.xo]
  • Rhymes: -ixo
  • Syllabification: ca‧ni‧jo

Adjective

canijo (feminine canija, masculine plural canijos, feminine plural canijas) (colloquial)

  1. short; stumpy
    • 1875, Benito Pérez Galdós, Un faccioso más y algunos frailes menos:
      le cogía por la muñeca, a él, el pobre anciano flaco y canijo
      He grabbed him by his wrist, the poor old weak short man
  2. weedy; wussy

Derived terms

Noun

canijo m (plural canijos, feminine canija, feminine plural canijas) (colloquial)

  1. kid; whippersnapper
    Synonyms: joven, chamaco
    me siento un canijo
    I feel like a kid
  2. shorty
  3. weed; wuss; pussy
  4. (colloquial) badass

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