patojo

Spanish

Etymology

From pato (“duck”), resembling a duck's manner of walking.

Adjective

patojo (feminine patoja, masculine plural patojos, feminine plural patojas)

1. bow-legged
2. (by extension) limping; having difficulty when walking

Noun

patojo m (plural patojos, feminine patoja, feminine plural patojas)

1. bow-legged person
2. (by extension) a person having difficulty when walking; a limping person
3. (Central America) kid (child)

Further reading

• “patojo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014