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cojear

to limp

verb koh-HEH-ahr Rare
Body & Health Movement

Origin: From cojo (lame), from Latin claudus.

Usage Note

Cojear means to walk with a limp, usually due to injury or a physical condition. The related adjective cojo ('lame, one-legged') can be offensive when applied to people in certain contexts. The idiom todos sabemos de qué pie cojeas ('we all know which foot you limp on') means 'we know your weakness or fault'.

Examples

"Desde el accidente, cojea un poco."

Natural Translation

Since the accident, he limps a little.

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