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/

Adjective

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

(colloquial) short; stumpy
(colloquial) weedy; wussy

Noun

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

(colloquial) shorty
(colloquial) weed; wuss; pussy
(Mexico, colloquial) badass

Derived terms

cani

Further reading

“canijo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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