nejo
Spanish, adjective/ˈnexo/
nejo is spelled N-E-J-O (4 letters) and appears about once in every 72 million words in written Spanish, the 295,201st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nejo is a Spanish adjective meaning “dirty, stained” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Se dice del maíz sobrecocido por exceso de cal”.
What does nejo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Mexicodirty, stained
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Se dice del maíz sobrecocido por exceso de cal. 2. Se dice de la tortilla elaborada con ese maíz. 3. Sucio, manchado. 4. Curtido.
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 nejo
- neja feminine
- nejos masculine plural
- nejas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nejo?
- /ˈnexo/
- [ˈne.xo]
- [ˈnexo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is nejo in Spanish?
nejo appears about once in every 72 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).