Verb quijo (reintegrationist norm) third-person singular preterite indicative of querer Etymology (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) From the Aymara kisu kala. Pronunciation IPA(key): /ˈkixo/ [ˈki.xo] Rhymes: -ixo Syllabification: qui‧jo Noun quijo m (plural quijos) (Cuba, Guatemala) a type of quartz found in veins of gold and silver mines (Colombia) the vine Passiflora ligularis, granadilla (Colombia) the fruit of the granadilla, passion fruit Further reading “quijo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014 “quijo” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.