carajo

Lauthra (☼Travelguide writer) says on Feb 2, 2005, 09:36:

santiBOG says on Feb 2, 2005, 10:29:

here's my definition Carajo (noun, ka-RA-ho) a place that is really, really far, (like hell)

Váyanse todos pa'l carajo!

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Gomezman5 says on Feb 2, 2005, 10:46:

Damn but also feelings of FEAR or FRUSTRATION with some event or situation

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william_andrew_channell says on Feb 2, 2005, 11:01:

PENIS The original meaning is penis. Look it up at the RAE website.

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Feb 2, 2005, 12:17:

carajo "LA PALABRA CARAJO

Según la Real Academia Española, "CARAJO" es la palabra con la que se nominaba a la pequeña canastilla que se encontraba en lo alto de los mástiles de las carabelas (navíos antiguos) y desde donde los vigías oteaban el horizonte en busca de señales de tierra."

According to La real academia española "carajo" is the word that was used to refer to the little basket that was situated on the top of the masts of the carabelas (old ships) and from that basket the watch-outs looked towards the horizon looking for signs of land.

A la orden, de nuevo,
Desi

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Gator says on Feb 2, 2005, 13:14:

Used Big Time By The Cubans.. when they use it it means damn

"Bene, cum Latine nescias, nolo manus meas in te maculare" .

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Feb 2, 2005, 13:22:

yes that's the modern usage of "carajo" in Colombia too. Also "mierda" like "in vete pa'l carajo". But what is a "carajito"?

Cheers,
Desi
(the basket hanging on the top of the masts was not a favorite place for the sailors to be at; it was cold, windy and unstable, thus it came to be the synonum of "la mierda". (From the same source as my previous post)

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Lauthra (☼Travelguide writer) says on Feb 2, 2005, 13:31:

COLDK says on Feb 2, 2005, 14:00:

carajito is used in venezuela for kids, like "chino" in bogotá or "pelao/pelaito" in the cost.

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fill says on Feb 2, 2005, 14:50:

thanks fill

fill

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vladimiro says on Feb 3, 2005, 11:10:

lindos carajos "carajito is used in venezuela for kids, like "chino" in bogotá or "pelao/pelaito" in the cost. "

Its used in medellin like this too.

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Feb 3, 2005, 11:20:

good for you, nato the mistake was mine, I meant carajillo. It's coffee with brandy, a very popular drink in Spain.

Cheers,
Desi

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william_andrew_channell says on Feb 3, 2005, 11:33:

Desi, I'm not really sure where you got that meaning. If you go to the official RAE website (http://buscon.rae.es/diccionario/drae.htm) and search for "carajo" you will find the following:

carajo.
(De or. inc.).
1. m. malson. Miembro viril.
2. m. despect. malson. Col., C. Rica, Hond. y Ven. U. para suplir el nombre de un hombre que no se quiere mencionar para desvalorizarlo.
al ~.
1. expr. coloq. Denota enfado o rechazo. Al carajo el informe.
carajo.
1. interj. U. para expresar disgusto, rechazo, sorpresa, asombro, etc.
del ~.
1. loc. adj. coloq. Muy grande o intenso. Un susto, un frío del carajo.
importar algo un ~ a alguien.
1. fr. coloq. No importarle nada.
irse algo al ~.
1. fr. coloq. Echarse a perder, tener mal fin.
mandar a alguien al ~.
1. fr. coloq. Rechazarlo con insolencia y desdén.
qué ~.
1. expr. coloq. Denota negación, decisión, contrariedad, etc.
un ~.
1. loc. adv. coloq. nada (ǁ ninguna cosa). No entiendes un carajo.
2. expr. coloq. U. para negar o rechazar.


3. expr. coloq. U. para ponderar. Cuesta un carajo.





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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Feb 3, 2005, 11:47:

It's just something that was discussed on a Colombian board that I participate. That was the original meaning of the word "carajo" according to the research some of the well-read members had conducted. It may well have been the original usage of the word in that time in history, sounds entirely palusible to me. However, the modern meaning of the word is well-stated in your post. The meaning "miembro viril" (malsonante) is not of common usage neither in Spain nor in Latin America at this point anyway. Of course, I could be wrong and the whole thing about the look-out basket on the top of the masts of the carabelas could just be a fabrication.

Cheers,
Desi

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Gator says on Feb 3, 2005, 13:10:

Carajillo in a lot of places in Bogotá and Medellin if you order a carajillo you will get hot coffee and a shot of aguardiente. Wait a minute Gator, you bobo, that is sugar cane brandy (kinda). Any way if you want it with brandy brandy you had better specify when you order.

Wife, whow is rather a prude, says "carajo" means damn.

"Bene, cum Latine nescias, nolo manus meas in te maculare" .

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Lauthra (☼Travelguide writer) says on Feb 3, 2005, 13:16:

Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Feb 3, 2005, 13:19:

that'd be carajillo a la Colombiana, I s'ppose. I've only had it in Spain, so I didn't know of the homegrown variety. Got to try it out next time.
Cheers,
Desi
(and yes, Mrs Gator is right; that's the normal meaning of the word.)

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Gator says on Feb 3, 2005, 13:41:

Desi Two rights for Mrs. Gator? Carajo, if she ever reads this I am dead.

"Bene, cum Latine nescias, nolo manus meas in te maculare" .

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