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yegua.

mare (female horse)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʝeɡwa/[ˈɟ͡ʝe.ɣ̞wa]/ˈʝeɡwa/[ˈɟ͡ʝe.ɣ̞wa]
  1. mare (female horse)

    feminine
  2. heifer (female cow)

    feminine
  3. contemptible woman

    Cuba · Uruguay · colloquial · derogatory · feminine
  4. cigarette butt, fag

    Guatemala · Honduras · feminine
  5. the letter Y in the Spanish spelling alphabet

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Italic *ekwos Latin equus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin equa Old Spanish yegua Spanish yegua Inherited from Old Spanish yegua, from Latin equa, feminine form of equus (“horse”).

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