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huevo.

egg

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈw̝ebo/[ˈw̝e.β̞o]/ˈɡwebo/dialectal[ˈɡwe.β̞o]dialectal

  1. egg

    masculine
    poner un huevo

  2. spawn

    masculine

  3. testicle

    masculine · slang · vulgar

  4. guts, balls, courage

    in-plural · masculine · slang · vulgar
    tener huevos

  5. zygote

    masculine

  6. ovule

    masculine

  7. a lot, loads

    Peru · colloquial · masculine
    Hay un huevo de gente.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm Proto-Italic *ōw(j)om Classical Latin ōvum Vulgar Latin *ŏvum Old Spanish hueuo Spanish huevo Inherited from Old Spanish hueuo, from Vulgar Latin *ŏvum, from Classical Latin ōvum, from Proto-Italic *ōw(j)om, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm, from *h₂éwis, possibly from *h₂ew-.

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