cají
Spanish, noun[kaˈxi]
cají is spelled C-A-J-Í (4 letters). Cají is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “schoolmaster snapper, a fish of species Lutjanus apodus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Lutjanus apodus) Pez como de 30 centímetros de largo, cola ahorquillada, color morado y amarillo, que se…”.
What does cají mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineschoolmaster snapper, a fish of species Lutjanus apodus
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Lutjanus apodus) Pez como de 30 centímetros de largo, cola ahorquillada, color morado y amarillo, que se cría en el mar de las Antillas.
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 cají
- cajíes plural
- cajís plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cají?
- [kaˈxi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.