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cuajado

/kwaˈxado/

adjective/kwaˈxado/

curdled, coagulated, set (of a liquid, such as milk or eggs, that has thickened or solidified).; dazed, slow, clueless, passive; lacking initiative or quick reflexes.

Para esta tortilla necesitamos que el huevo esté bien cuajado.For this omelet we need the egg to be well set.

Synonyms: Synonyms: alobado

Past participle of cuajar. Equivalent to cuajar + -ado. The colloquial meaning is a culinary metaphor: just as a liquid (like milk or beaten eggs) "sets" or coagulates and stops flowing, a person who is cuajado is perceived as mentally "set," slow to react, or lacking energy and initiative.