- ajo
- m.garlic.ajo blanco (cooking) cold garlic soupajo tierno = green stalk of young garlic plant¡ajo y agua! (informal) too bad!, tough!andar o estar en el ajo (figurative) to be in on itpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: ajar.* * *ajo► nombre masculino1 garlic\FRASEOLOGÍAestar en el ajo familiar figurado to be involved, be in the thick of itajo tierno young garlic* * *noun m.garlic* * *SM1) (Bot, Culin) garlic
un ajo — a clove of garlic; (=salsa) garlic sauce
- ¡ajo y agua!ajo tierno — young garlic
2) * (=palabrota) swearword, oath, curse* * *masculino (Coc) garlicun diente de ajo — a clove of garlic
esto tiene mucho ajo — there's a lot of garlic in this
echar or soltar ajos (y cebollas) — (AmL fam) to swear
estar (metido) en el ajo — (fam) to be involved
* * *= garlic.Ex. The author, a dietitian, distinguishes fact from fiction with statements regarding a variety of foods -- potatoes, honey, carrots, lemon and grapefruit juices, white bread, garlic, red meat and oranges.----* ajo en polvo = garlic powder.* cabeza de ajo = head of garlic, bulb of garlic.* con olor a ajo = garlicky.* con sabor a ajo = garlicky.* diente de ajo = garlic clove, clove of garlic.* pan con ajo = garlic bread.* pan de ajo = garlic bread.* prensa-ajos = garlic press, garlic crusher.* prensa de ajos = garlic press, garlic crusher.* prensa para ajos = garlic press, garlic crusher.* sal de ajo = garlic salt.* * *masculino (Coc) garlicun diente de ajo — a clove of garlic
esto tiene mucho ajo — there's a lot of garlic in this
echar or soltar ajos (y cebollas) — (AmL fam) to swear
estar (metido) en el ajo — (fam) to be involved
* * *= garlic.Ex: The author, a dietitian, distinguishes fact from fiction with statements regarding a variety of foods -- potatoes, honey, carrots, lemon and grapefruit juices, white bread, garlic, red meat and oranges.
* ajo en polvo = garlic powder.* cabeza de ajo = head of garlic, bulb of garlic.* con olor a ajo = garlicky.* con sabor a ajo = garlicky.* diente de ajo = garlic clove, clove of garlic.* pan con ajo = garlic bread.* pan de ajo = garlic bread.* prensa-ajos = garlic press, garlic crusher.* prensa de ajos = garlic press, garlic crusher.* prensa para ajos = garlic press, garlic crusher.* sal de ajo = garlic salt.* * *ajomasculineA (Coc) garlicun diente de ajo a clove of garlicesto tiene mucho ajo there's a lot of garlic in this, this is really garlicky (colloq)puse unos ajitos I added a little garlic o a few cloves of garlic¡ajo y agua! (fam euf); I'll/you'll/she'll have to grin and bear it o put up with itcomo el ajo (Chi fam); terrible, awfulechar or soltar ajos (y cebollas) (AmL fam); to cuss (AmE colloq), to eff and blind (BrE colloq), to swearestar en el ajo (fam); to be in the knowestar metido en el ajo (fam); to be involvedvarios senadores están (metidos) en el ajo several senators are mixed up in it o are involvedpelar el ajo (Chi fam); to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)el que se pica, ajos come (Esp fam); if the cap fits, wear itB (Esp) (sonido) goo-goo, gaga* * *
Del verbo ajar: (conjugate ajar)
ajo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
ajó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
ajar
ajo
ajo sustantivo masculino (Coc) garlic;◊ un diente de ajo a clove of garlic
ajo sustantivo masculino garlic
cabeza de ajo, head of garlic
diente de ajo, clove of garlic
♦ Locuciones: familiar estar en el ajo, to be in on it
fam hum ¡ajo y agua!, like it or lump it!
'ajo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabeza
- diente
- picar
- picada
- picado
- repetir
- chafar
- machacar
- machucar
- oler
- triturar
English:
agree
- clove
- crush
- garlic
- garlicky
- repeat
- swear by
* * *ajo1 nm[planta, condimento] garlic;un diente de ajo a clove of garlic;CompFam Euf¡ajo y agua! too bad!, tough!;CompFamen el ajo: pregúntale a ella, que está en el ajo ask her, she's in on it o in the know;Famvarios funcionarios están metidos en el ajo a number of civil servants are mixed up in the affairCompajo blanco cold garlic soup;ajo tierno = green stalk of young garlic plantajo2, RP ajó interjgoo-goo* * *ajom BOT garlic;estar oandar en el ajo fam be in the know fam* * *ajo nm: garlic* * *ajo n garlic
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.