auyama

Spanish

Alternative forms

• ahuyama (Colombia)

Etymology

Probably from Taíno auyamá.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /auˈʝama/ [au̯ˈʝa.ma]

• IPA^(key): /auˈʝama/ [au̯ˈʝa.ma] (everywhere but Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay, northern Mexico, Yucatán and Central America (except Panama))
• IPA^(key): /auˈʃama/ [au̯ˈʃa.ma] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /auˈʒama/ [au̯ˈʒa.ma] (elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /auˈjama/ [au̯ˈja.ma] (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))

• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: au‧ya‧ma

Noun

auyama f (plural auyamas)

1. (Venezuela, Colombia, Dominican Republic) squash

   Synonyms: ayote, calabaza, zapallo

Further reading

• “auyama”, 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