punteyuca

Spanish

Etymology

Syncopic form of punta de yuca.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /punteˈʝuka/ [pũn̪.t̪eˈʝu.ka]

• IPA^(key): /punteˈʝuka/ [pũn̪.t̪eˈʝu.ka] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /punteˈʃuka/ [pũn̪.t̪eˈʃu.ka] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /punteˈʒuka/ [pũn̪.t̪eˈʒu.ka] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -uka
• Syllabification: pun‧te‧yu‧ca

Adjective

punteyuca (invariable)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador, Honduras, of pants) synonym of punta de yuca (having tight-fitting cuffs)
   • 2020 September 14, @EEPO1980, Twitter‎^[1], archived from the original on 29 September 2024:

     Niñas y a ustedes les gustan los hombres que usan los pantalones punteyuca y bien apretados? Los ven machotes?

     Girl, do you like men who wear tight pants with tight-fitting cuffs? Do you deem them masculine?