robabueyes

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of roba (“to steal”) +‎ bueyes (“oxen”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˌrobaˈbweʝes/ [ˌro.β̞aˈβ̞we.ʝes]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌrobaˈbweʝes/ [ˌro.β̞aˈβ̞we.ʝes]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌrobaˈbweʃes/ [ˌro.β̞aˈβ̞we.ʃes]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌrobaˈbweʒes/ [ˌro.β̞aˈβ̞we.ʒes]

• Rhymes: -eʝes
• Syllabification: ro‧ba‧bue‧yes

Noun

robabueyes m or f by sense (plural robabueyes)

1. (New Mexico) rustler; thief

References

• Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish‎^[1], Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN