"güey" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡwei/ (note: spelling pronunciation), [ˈɡwei̯] (note: spelling pronunciation), /ˈw̝ei/ (note: colloquial pronunciation), [ˈw̝ei̯] (note: colloquial pronunciation) Forms: güeyes [plural]
Rhymes: -ei Etymology: Nonstandard pronunciation-spelling variant of buey (literally “ox”) (see that entry for more); this form thus represents a deshifting of /bw/ back to /ɡw/. Compare nonstandard güeno from bueno (“good”), agüelo from abuelo (“grandfather”), güelvo from vuelvo (“to return”), where /bwe/ becomes /ɡwe/. A similar phenomenon occurs in the dialectal pronunciation of Lithuanian buvai as /ɡwuei/. Etymology templates: {{dercat|es|la|itc-pro|ine-pro}}, {{m|es|buey|lit=ox}} buey (literally “ox”), {{m|es|güeno}} güeno, {{m|es|bueno||good}} bueno (“good”), {{m|es|agüelo}} agüelo, {{m|es|abuelo||grandfather}} abuelo (“grandfather”), {{m|es|güelvo}} güelvo, {{m|es|vuelvo||to return}} vuelvo (“to return”), {{m+|lt|buvai}} Lithuanian buvai Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} güey m (plural güeyes)
  1. (Mexico, colloquial slang) chump, punk, dumbass, idiot, jerk Tags: Mexico, colloquial, masculine, slang Synonyms: cabrón, tonto
    Sense id: en-güey-es-noun-9wpcd8dh Categories (other): Mexican Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms of address Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Spanish terms of address: 47 53
  2. (Mexico, colloquial slang) dude, guy, buddy Tags: Mexico, colloquial, masculine, slang Synonyms: carnal, cuate, tío, tía, tío
    Sense id: en-güey-es-noun--OupXYEO Categories (other): Mexican Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms of address Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Spanish terms of address: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wey

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for güey meaning in Spanish (3.4kB)

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