patojo
Spanish, noun[paˈt̪oxo]
patojo is spelled P-A-T-O-J-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written Spanish, the 180,102nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Patojo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “bow-legged person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ser humano de corta edad, en especial el que no ha llegado a la pubertad”.
What does patojo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
bow-legged
- 2
limping; having difficulty when walking
noun
- 1
masculinebow-legged person
- 2
masculinea person having difficulty when walking; a limping person
- 3
masculinekid (child)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que camina con dificultad por la lesión o falta de un miembro.
noun: 1. Ser humano de corta edad, en especial el que no ha llegado a la pubertad. 2. Varón joven.
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 patojo
- patoja feminine
- patojos masculine plural
- patojas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce patojo?
- [paˈt̪oxo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is patojo in Spanish?
patojo appears about once in every 25 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).