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"Cojo" is a form of "cojo", an adjective which is often translated as "lame". "Pillo" is a form of "pillo", an adjective which is often translated as "naughty". Learn more about the difference between "cojo" and "pillo" below.
cojo(
koh
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hoh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (furniture)
a. wobbly
La mesa está coja. Tenemos que llevarla al carpintero.The table is wobbly. We need to take it to the carpenter.
3. (groundless)
a. weak
"No era su intención" me parece una defensa coja."He didn't mean to do it" strikes me as a weak defense.
b. faulty
Tu argumento es cojo. Tienes que darnos más detalles.Your argument is faulty. You need to give us more details.
c. shaky
Este razonamiento sigue estando cojo. Por favor, incluye ejemplos para apoyar tu teoría.This is still shaky reasoning. Please provide examples to support your theory.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
4. (pejorative) (person unable to walk well)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. lame person
Marty, hay un cojo intentando subir las escaleras. ¿Puedes echarle una mano?Marty, there's a lame person trying to go up the stairs. Can you give him a hand?
b. cripple (pejorative)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Mi tío ha sido un cojo desde que se cayó de su caballo.My uncle has been a cripple since he fell from his horse.
pillo, el pillo, la pilla(
pee
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yoh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (colloquial) (mischievous)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
2. (colloquial) (sly)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
3. (colloquial) (scamp)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
4. (colloquial) (scoundrel)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. scumbag
Ese pillo viejo ya timó a muchos.A lot of people have already been cheated by that old scumbag.
5. (pejorative) (robber) (Andes) (Central America) (Mexico)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
