flojo

See also: Flojo

Spanish

Alternative forms

• floxo (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish floxo (“loose (thing); weak (person)”), inherited form of Latin fluxus. Doublet of flujo. Compare English flux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfloxo/ [ˈflo.xo]

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• Rhymes: -oxo
• Syllabification: flo‧jo

Adjective

flojo (feminine floja, masculine plural flojos, feminine plural flojas)

1. loose

   Synonym: suelto

   El tornillo lo veo muy flojo.

   I see the screw is very loose.

2. lazy

   Synonyms: perezoso, holgazán, haragán, follón

   Pero qué flojo eres... Anda, ¡levántate!

   You're so lazy... C'mon, get up!

3. weak (not potent)

   Synonym: débil

   El restaurante tenía café muy flojo.

   The restaurant had very weak coffee.

Derived terms

• aflojar
• boca floja
• en la cuerda floja
• flojear
• flojedad
• flojera
• tener flojos los tornillos

Related terms

• fluir
• flujo

Descendants

• → Catalan: flonjo (probably)
• → Italian: floscio

Further reading

• “flojo”, 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