"no tener huevos" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Spanish]

Forms: no tengo huevos [first-person, present, singular], no tuve huevos [first-person, preterite, singular], no tenido huevos [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “have no eggs”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|have no eggs}} “have no eggs”, {{lit|have no eggs}} Literally, “have no eggs” Head templates: {{es-verb|no tener<> huevos}} no tener huevos (first-person singular present no tengo huevos, first-person singular preterite no tuve huevos, past participle no tenido huevos)
  1. (idiomatic, slang, vulgar) to have no balls; to be a sissy Tags: idiomatic, slang, vulgar Synonyms: no tener cojones
    Sense id: en-no_tener_huevos-es-verb-SKX4Ef7p Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header
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