huevo

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

From Latin ōvum.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈwe.βo/

[edit] Noun

huevo m. (plural huevos)

  1. egg
    • 1992, Dr. Seuss, Huevos Verdes con Jamón, translated by Aída E. Marcuse
      ¿Te gustan los huevos verdes con jamón?
  2. spawn
  3. (vulgar, slang) testicle
  4. (biology) zygote
  5. (biology) ovule

[edit] Usage notes

Plural form huevos is slang for testicles and means guts as in "He’s got guts, what a brave guy".

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[edit] Derived terms

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