What does ajo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word ajo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ajo in Spanish.

The word ajo in Spanish means garlic, garlic, big, , garlic field, garlic patch, wear out, wither, deteriorate, rot, wilt, wither, fade, get wrinkled, leek, like it or lump it, deal with it, flavored with garlic, infused with garlic, head of garlic, clove of garlic, be in on, garlic soups. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ajo

garlic

nombre masculino (planta: allium sativum) (plant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Verónica le pone mucho ajo a sus comidas.
Veronica puts a lot of garlic in her meals.

garlic

nombre masculino (bulbo comestible) (not countable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El ajo le da un sabor estupendo a la sopa.
Garlic gives soup great flavor.

big

sufijo (sustantivo: despectivo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
¡Ese tontajo se burló de nosotras!
That big idiot made fun of us!

sufijo (sustantivo: diminutivo, despectivo)

garlic field, garlic patch

nombre masculino (plantación de ajos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La próxima semana iremos al ajar a recoger los ajos.
Next week we'll go to the garlic field (or: garlic patch) to pick the garlic.

wear out

verbo transitivo (desgastar, deteriorar)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
La humedad aja las paredes de las casas.
Dampness deteriorates the walls of homes.

wither, deteriorate, rot

verbo pronominal (deteriorarse, perder belleza)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Los marcos de las ventanas se ajaron a causa de la brisa marina. Los muebles se han ajado con el tiempo.
The window frames have withered (or: rotted) due to the sea breeze.

wilt

verbo transitivo (marchitar, mustiar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El intenso sol acabó ajando las flores que teníamos en el balcón.
The intense sunshine ended up wilting the flowers we had on the balcony.

wither, fade

verbo pronominal (perder belleza)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los muebles se han ajado con el tiempo.
The furniture has withered over the years.

get wrinkled

verbo pronominal (hacerse viejo)

El alma de la anciana se ha ajado como su piel.
The elderly lady's soul has got wrinkled, just like her skin.

leek

locución nominal masculina (vegetal: puerro)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

like it or lump it, deal with it

expresión (ES: vulgar (a joderse y a aguantarse)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Si te gusta, bien, y si no, ajo y agua.
If you like it, fine, if not: deal with it!

flavored with garlic, infused with garlic

locución adverbial (receta de cocina)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

head of garlic

locución nominal femenina (bulbo con dientes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Échale una cabeza de ajo entera para darle gusto a la sopa.
Put in an entire head of garlic to make the soup tasty.

clove of garlic

(parte de cabeza de ajo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Adoba la carne con dos dientes de ajo picados.
Baste the meat with two chopped cloves of garlic.

be in on

locución verbal (ES: coloquial (estar al tanto)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mi hermana se hace que no sabe, pero yo sé que está en el ajo.
My sister makes out that she doesn't know, but I know she's in on it.

garlic soups

(ajo, pan y aceite)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Las sopas de ajo típicas son de España.

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