cuajado
Spanish, adjective/kwaˈxado/
cuajado is spelled C-U-A-J-A-D-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 65,931st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cuajado is a Spanish adjective meaning “curdled, coagulated, set (of a liquid, such as milk or eggs, that has thickened or solidified)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of cuajar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Inmóvil y como paralizado por el asombro que produce alguna cosa”.
What does cuajado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
curdled, coagulated, set (of a liquid, such as milk or eggs, that has thickened or solidified).
Para esta tortilla necesitamos que el huevo esté bien cuajado.
- 2
Spaincolloquialderogatorydazed, slow, clueless, passive; lacking initiative or quick reflexes.
Espabila ya, que estás muy cuajado.
verb
- 1
past participle of cuajar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Inmóvil y como paralizado por el asombro que produce alguna cosa. 2. Dícese del que está o se ha quedado dormido.
noun: 1. Vianda que se hace de carne picada, hierbas o frutas, etc., con huevos y azúcar.
verb: 1. Participio de cuajar o de cuajarse.
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 cuajado
- cuajada feminine
- cuajados masculine plural
- cuajadas feminine plural
- cuajao alternative Andalusia colloquial
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cuajado?
- standard /kwaˈxado/
- standard [kwaˈxa.ð̞o]
- standard /kwaˈxao/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cuajado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cuajado in Spanish?
cuajado appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).