English Explanatory Dictionary

huevo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An egg.
  2. A testicle.

Pronunciation

/ˈweɪ.voʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-huevo.wav

Word forms

huevo huevos

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm Proto-Italic *ōwjom? Proto-Italic *ōwom Classical Latin ōvum Vulgar Latin *ŏvum Old Spanish hueuo Spanish huevobor. English huevo Borrowed from Spanish huevo (“egg; testicle”). Doublet of egg, ey, oeuf, and ovum.

Related words

huevos
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