tajo

See also: Tajo and tajó

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaxo/ [ˈt̪a.xo]
• Rhymes: -axo
• Syllabification: ta‧jo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from tajar (“to cut”).

Noun

tajo m (plural tajos)

1. cut, slash

   Synonyms: corte, chirlo

2. (colloquial) task

   Synonym: tarea

3. (colloquial) workplace

   Synonym: curro

   me voy al tajo ― I'm going to work

4. (Costa Rica) quarry

Derived terms

• ir al tajo
• mina a tajo abierto

Etymology 2

Verb

tajo

1. first-person singular present indicative of tajar

Further reading

• “tajo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Venetan

Etymology

Compare Italian taglio

Noun

tajo m (plural taji)

1. cut