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cuajo

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈkwɑː.hoʊ/

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noun

Meaning 1

a kind of card game, similar to Khanhoo

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Philippines, uncountable

Topics: card-games, games

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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.