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ajado

Spanish, adjective/aˈxado/

ajado is a Spanish adjective meaning “frayed, tatty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of ajar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que tiene ajos”.

What does ajado mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    frayed, tatty

verb

  1. 1

    past participle of ajar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Que tiene ajos.

verb: 1. Participio de ajar.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of ajado

  • ajada feminine
  • ajados masculine plural
  • ajadas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce ajado?

  • /aˈxado/
  • [aˈxa.ð̞o]
  • [aˈxað̞o]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to ajado

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is ajado in Spanish?

ajado appears about once in every 19 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).