ajo

m.

garlic.

ajo blanco (cooking) cold garlic soup

ajo 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 it

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: ajar.

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ajo

► nombre masculino

1 garlic

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar en el ajo familiar figurado to be involved, be in the thick of it

ajo tierno young garlic

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noun m.

garlic

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SM

1) (Bot, Culin) garlic

un ajo — a clove of garlic; (=salsa) garlic sauce

- ¡ajo y agua!

- harto de ajos

- tieso como un ajo

- estar como el ajo

- andar en el ajo

- revolver el ajo

ajo tierno — young garlic

2) * (=palabrota) swearword, oath, curse

- echar ajos y cebollas

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masculino (Coc) garlic

un 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

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= 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.

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* 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.

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masculino (Coc) garlic

un 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

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= 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.

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ajo

masculine

A (Coc) garlic

un diente de ajo a clove of garlic

esto 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 it

como el ajo (Chi fam); terrible, awful

echar or soltar ajos (y cebollas) (AmL fam); to cuss (AmE colloq), to eff and blind (BrE colloq), to swear

estar en el ajo (fam); to be in the know

estar metido en el ajo (fam); to be involved

varios senadores están (metidos) en el ajo several senators are mixed up in it o are involved

pelar 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 it

B (Esp) (sonido) goo-goo, gaga

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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

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ajo¹ nm

[planta, condimento] garlic;

un diente de ajo a clove of garlic;

Comp

Fam Euf

¡ajo y agua! too bad!, tough!;

Comp

Fam

en el ajo: pregúntale a ella, que está en el ajo ask her, she's in on it o in the know;

Fam

varios funcionarios están metidos en el ajo a number of civil servants are mixed up in the affair

Comp

ajo blanco cold garlic soup;

ajo tierno = green stalk of young garlic plant

ajo², RP ajó interj

goo-goo

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ajo

m BOT garlic;

estar o

andar en el ajo fam be in the know fam

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ajo nm

: garlic

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ajo n garlic