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huevo

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈweɪ.voʊ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

An egg.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: error-unknown-tag

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A testicle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: error-unknown-tag, plural-normally

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h2éwis Proto-Indo-European *h2ōwyóm Proto-Italic *ōw(j)om 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.

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