huevo

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish hueuo, from Latin ōvum (compare Catalan ou, French œuf, Italian uovo, Portuguese ovo, Romanian ou), from Proto-Italic *ōwom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwebo/, [ˈweβo]
Rhymes: -eβo

Noun

huevo m (plural huevos)

egg
- 1992, Dr. Seuss, Huevos Verdes con Jamón, translated by Aída E. Marcuse
  ¿Te gustan los huevos verdes con jamón?
spawn
(vulgar, slang) testicle
(biology) zygote
(biology) ovule

Usage notes

Plural form huevos is slang for testicles and means guts as in "He’s got guts, what a brave guy".

Synonyms

(spawn): hueva f
(testicle): testículo m, tanate m
(zygote): cigoto m
(ovule): óvulo m

Derived terms

(diminutive huevito) (augmentative huevazo or huevón)

Terms derived from huevo

a huevo
huevo batido m

huevo duro m
huevo estrellado m

huevo frito m
y un huevo

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