cajeta

See also: Caieta

Spanish

Etymology

From caja (“box”) +‎ -eta. The sweet takes it name from the containers it was stored in.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈxeta/ [kaˈxe.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: ca‧je‧ta

Noun

cajeta f (plural cajetas)

1. a Mexican confection of thickened syrup usually made of sweetened caramelized goat’s milk
2. (slang, Argentina) cunt, vagina

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vagina

See also

• dulce de leche m

 

Further reading

• “cajeta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• cajeta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cajeta de Celaya on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es