buey

Ladino

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *boem, from Latin bovem, accusative singular of bōs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.

Noun

buey m (Latin spelling)

  1. ox, steer

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *boem for Latin bovem (compare Italian bue), accusative singular of bōs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. The variant güey represents a neutralization of the clusters /bw/ and /gw/.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbwei/, [ˈbwei̯]

Noun

buey m (plural bueyes)

  1. ox, bullock, steer
  2. (Mexico) guy, dumb, dude, cuckold (depends on context and intonation, also denotes surprise, colloquially pronounced güey)
  3. (Puerto Rico) packet, arm and a leg (large amount of money)

Derived terms
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