canijo

adj.

1 sickly, frail, stunted.

2 stubborn, hardheaded, dogged, pig-headed.

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canijo

► adjetivo

1 familiar weak, puny

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-ja adjetivo

1) (fam) (pequeño) tiny, puny (hum or pej)

2) (Méx fam) (terco) stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)

3) (Méx fam) (intenso) incredible (colloq)

el hambre era canija — I (o he etc) was ravenous (colloq)

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= scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.].

Ex. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.

Ex. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.

Ex. They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.

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-ja adjetivo

1) (fam) (pequeño) tiny, puny (hum or pej)

2) (Méx fam) (terco) stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)

3) (Méx fam) (intenso) incredible (colloq)

el hambre era canija — I (o he etc) was ravenous (colloq)

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= scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.].

Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.

Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.

Ex: They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.

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canijo¹ -ja

adjective

A (fam) (pequeño) tiny, puny (humorpej)

B (Méx fam) (terco) stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)

C (Méx fam) (intenso) incredible (colloq)

el hambre era canija I was incredibly hungry, I was ravenous (colloq)

canijo² -ja

masculine, feminine

(fam); shrimp (colloq)

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canijo

◊ -ja adjetivo

1 (fam) (pequeño) tiny, puny (hum or pej)
2 (Méx fam) (terco) stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)
canijo,-a adjetivo familiar puny, weak
'canijo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
canija

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canijo, -a

♦ adj

1. [pequeño] tiny;

[enfermizo] sickly

2. Méx Fam [terco] pigheaded

3. Méx Fam [intenso]

hace un frío canijo it's freezing cold

♦ nm,f

[pequeño] shorty, small person; [enfermizo] sickly person

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canijo

adj fam

puny

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canijo, -ja adj

1) fam : puny, weak

2) Mex fam : tough, hard

un examen muy canijo: a very tough exam