guaya

See also: guayá

Ladino

Noun

1. cry of despair

Derived terms

• fazer guayas/echar guayas

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Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwaʝa/ [ˈɡwa.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈɡwaʝa/ [ˈɡwa.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈɡwaʃa/ [ˈɡwa.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈɡwaʒa/ [ˈɡwa.ʒa]

Verb

guaya

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of guayar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of guayar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of guayar.

Noun

guaya f (plural guayas)

1. (Venezuela) metallic wire

Etymology

From English wire