yuyo

Masbatenyo

Noun

yuyo

1. yo-yo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua yuyu.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝuʝo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝu.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝuʝo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝu.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃuʃo/ [ˈʃu.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒuʒo/ [ˈʒu.ʒo]

• Rhymes: -uʝo
• Syllabification: yu‧yo

Noun

yuyo m (plural yuyos)

1. (Argentina) weed (unwanted plant)

   Synonyms: maleza, mala hierba

2. Chondracanthus chamissoi, an edible seaweed
3. (Chile) herbal tea

   Synonyms: infusión, tisana

4. (Costa Rica) foot blister or fungus

Derived terms

• yuyo San Vicente

 

Further reading

• “yuyo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014