hueva

See also: hüva

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ōva, plural of ōvum (“egg”). Compare Portuguese ova.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈweba/, [ˈweβa]
  • Rhymes: -eβa

Noun

hueva f (plural huevas)

  1. spawn (eggs of an aquatic organism)
  2. roe (mass of eggs)
  3. (colloquial) sloth, laziness
    • Tenía que asistir a la escuela, pero le daba mucha hueva.
      He had to go to school, but he was overcome with laziness.

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References

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

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