hoyo

See also: hōyō

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin fovea, with a change in gender or possibly through a Vulgar Latin form *foveum. Compare Portuguese fojo, Galician foxo, Asturian fueyu.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈoʝo/ [ˈo.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈoʝo/ [ˈo.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈoʃo/ [ˈo.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈoʒo/ [ˈo.ʒo]

Noun

hoyo m (plural hoyos)

1. hole
2. (golf) hole

Synonyms

• agujero

Derived terms

• hoyuelo
• hoyo negro

See also

• abertura
• bache
• boca
• hueco

• ojo
• orificio

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Warao

Noun

hoyo

1. stone