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cuajo

/ˈkwɑː.hoʊ/

Where it comes from

From Spanish cuajo, from Hokkien, possibly 看好 (khòaⁿ-hó) or 看護 /看护 (khàn-hō͘ / khòaⁿ-hō͘ / khan-hō͘) or 看虎 (khòaⁿ hó͘, literally “watching the tiger”). Compare Tagalog kuwaho, Kapampangan kuwaho, English khanhoo.

noun

Philippines, uncountable a kind of card game, similar to Khanhoo

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"cuajo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cuajo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cuajo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cuajo

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"cuajo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cuajo.

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@misc{cuajo_2026,
  title = {cuajo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cuajo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}