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buey.

ox, bullock, steer

4 characters1 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbwei/[ˈbwei̯]
  1. ox, bullock, steer

    masculine
  2. guy, dumb, dude (depends on context and intonation, also denotes surprise, colloquially pronounced güey)

    Mexico · colloquial · masculine · slang
  3. cuckold

    Mexico · colloquial · masculine · slang
  4. packet, arm and a leg (large amount of money)

    Puerto-Rico · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish buey, from Vulgar Latin *boem for Latin bovem (compare Italian bue), accusative singular of bōs. The variants güey and wey represent a neutralization of the clusters /bw/ and /gw/. Doublet of bife.

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