escupitajo

Spanish

Etymology

From the base of escupir (“to spit”) +‎ -ajo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskupiˈtaxo/ [es.ku.piˈt̪a.xo]
• Rhymes: -axo
• Syllabification: es‧cu‧pi‧ta‧jo

Noun

escupitajo m (plural escupitajos)

1. (colloquial) gob of spit, loogie

   Synonyms: escupidura, escupida, lapo

Further reading

• “escupitajo”, 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