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cojear

/koxeˈaɾ/

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verb/koxeˈaɾ/

to limp (walk lamely); to wobble (move with a rocking motion)

Un domingo de enero por la tarde Lía se extrañó al ver que Montse cojeaba un poco.One Sunday afternoon in January Lía was surprised to see Montse limping a little.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂ Proto-Italic *koksā Latin coxa Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Old Latin -os Latin -us ? Latin coxus Old Spanish coxo Spanish cojo Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.