güey

Spanish

Etymology

Variant of buey (see that entry for more), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws; this form thus represents a de-shifting of /b/ back to /ɡw/. Compare güeno, agüelo, güelvo, where /bwe/ becomes /ɡwe/. This mutation is considered nonstandard for Spanish. (akin phenomenon to dialectal pronunciation of Lithuanian buvai as /ɡwuei/)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡwei/, [ˈɡwei̯]

Noun

güey m or f (plural güeyes)

(Mexico, colloquial slang) chump, punk, dumbass, idiot, jerk
(Mexico, colloquial) dude, guy, buddy

Synonyms

(idiot): cabrón, tonto
(dude): carnal (Mexico), cuate (Mexico), tío m / tía f (Spain)

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