What does cajeta in Spanish mean?

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

The word cajeta in Spanish means soft toffee, soft, milk-based candy, great, grand, excellent, screw up, put one's foot in it. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cajeta

soft toffee

nombre femenino (MX (dulce de leche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Uno de mis postres favoritos es la cajeta.
One of my favorite desserts is soft toffee.

soft, milk-based candy

nombre femenino (CR (variedad de turrón)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Prefiero la cajeta con macadamia a la cajeta con maní.
I prefer macadamia based soft, milk-based candy, rather than peanut.

great, grand, excellent

locución adjetiva (MX, coloquial (excelente)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Voy a comprar una gelatina de cajeta.

screw up, put one's foot in it

locución verbal (México, coloquial (equivocarse) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
¡Ya regaste la cajeta!
You've really screwed up!

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