patojo

Spanish

Etymology

From pato (“duck”), resembling a duck's manner of walking.

Adjective

patojo (feminine patoja, masculine plural patojos, feminine plural patojas)

bow-legged
(by extension) limping; having difficulty when walking

Noun

patojo m (plural patojos, feminine patoja, feminine plural patojas)

bow-legged person
(by extension) a person having difficulty when walking; a limping person
(Central America) kid (child)

Further reading

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

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