cuy

See also: cuþ and çüy

Cuyes

Spanish

Alternative forms

cui

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua quwi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkwi/

Noun

cuy m (plural cuyes)

guinea pig
Synonym: conejillo de Indias
guinea pig meat (eaten especially in the Andes; see the Wikipedia article)

Further reading

“cuy” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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