"antojo" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /anˈtoxo/, [ãn̪ˈt̪o.xo] Forms: antojos [plural]
Rhymes: -oxo Etymology: Inherited from Latin ante oculum. By surface analysis, ante + ojo. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:inh|la:ante oculum|text=+|tree=1}} [ante]] oculum", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "antojo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="antojo"> Inherited from Latin ante oculum., {{surf|es|ante|ojo}} By surface analysis, ante + ojo Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} antojo m (plural antojos)
  1. craving, whim, impulse Tags: masculine Synonyms: capricho
    Sense id: en-antojo-es-noun-~tGyHMlQ Categories (other): Spanish entries referencing missing etymons, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing missing etymons: 58 42 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 68 32 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 78 22 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
  2. birthmark Tags: masculine Synonyms: lunar
    Sense id: en-antojo-es-noun-jcwUOoa-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: antojadizo, antojar, antojito

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "antojadizo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "antojar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "antojito"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "la:ante oculum",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "[ante]] oculum\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Spanish\", \"term\" : \"antojo\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"es\" }\" data-lang=\"es\" data-title=\"antojo\">\nInherited from Latin ante oculum.",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "ante",
        "3": "ojo"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, ante + ojo",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Latin ante oculum. By surface analysis, ante + ojo.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "antojos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "antojo m (plural antojos)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "an‧to‧jo"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "an‧to‧jo"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "58 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries referencing missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "68 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "60 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              66,
              72
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              53,
              58
            ]
          ],
          "english": "And, like a poet plays with words, she played to her whims with ingredients and amounts, obtaining phenomenal results.",
          "ref": "1989, Laura Esquivel, Como Agua Para Chocolate, page 69:",
          "text": "\"Y así como un poeta juega con las palabras, así ella jugaba a su antojo con los ingredientes y con las cantidades, obteniendo resultados fenomenales.\"",
          "translation": "And, like a poet plays with words, she played to her whims with ingredients and amounts, obtaining phenomenal results.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "craving, whim, impulse"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "whim",
          "whim"
        ],
        [
          "impulse",
          "impulse"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "capricho"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "birthmark"
      ],
      "id": "en-antojo-es-noun-jcwUOoa-",
      "links": [
        [
          "birthmark",
          "birthmark"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lunar"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/anˈtoxo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ãn̪ˈt̪o.xo]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oxo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "antojo"
}
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    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with etymon",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/oxo",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/oxo/3 syllables",
    "Spanish 3-syllable words",
    "Spanish compound terms",
    "Spanish countable nouns",
    "Spanish entries referencing missing etymons",
    "Spanish entries with etymology texts",
    "Spanish entries with etymon",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish masculine nouns",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
    "Spanish terms inherited from Latin",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "antojadizo"
    },
    {
      "word": "antojar"
    },
    {
      "word": "antojito"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "la:ante oculum",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "[ante]] oculum\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Spanish\", \"term\" : \"antojo\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"es\" }\" data-lang=\"es\" data-title=\"antojo\">\nInherited from Latin ante oculum.",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "ante",
        "3": "ojo"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, ante + ojo",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Latin ante oculum. By surface analysis, ante + ojo.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "antojos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "antojo m (plural antojos)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "an‧to‧jo"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "an‧to‧jo"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Spanish terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              66,
              72
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              53,
              58
            ]
          ],
          "english": "And, like a poet plays with words, she played to her whims with ingredients and amounts, obtaining phenomenal results.",
          "ref": "1989, Laura Esquivel, Como Agua Para Chocolate, page 69:",
          "text": "\"Y así como un poeta juega con las palabras, así ella jugaba a su antojo con los ingredientes y con las cantidades, obteniendo resultados fenomenales.\"",
          "translation": "And, like a poet plays with words, she played to her whims with ingredients and amounts, obtaining phenomenal results.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "craving, whim, impulse"
      ],
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        [
          "craving",
          "craving"
        ],
        [
          "whim",
          "whim"
        ],
        [
          "impulse",
          "impulse"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "capricho"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "birthmark"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "birthmark",
          "birthmark"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lunar"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/anˈtoxo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ãn̪ˈt̪o.xo]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oxo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "antojo"
}

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