buey

Ladino

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *boem, from Latin bovem, accusative singular of bōs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.

Noun

buey m (Latin spelling)

ox, steer

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *boem for Latin bovem (compare Italian bue), accusative singular of bōs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. The variant güey represents a neutralization of the clusters /bw/ and /gw/.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbwei/, [ˈbwei̯]

Noun

buey m (plural bueyes)

ox, bullock
(Mexico) cuckold
(Puerto Rico) packet, large amount of money

Derived terms

Related terms

Terms related to buey

bueyada
bueyazo
bueyecillo

bueyero
bueyezuelo

bueyuno
güey

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