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buey

buey

Ladino

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 de-shifting of /b/ back to /gw/.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbwej/

Noun

buey m ‎(plural bueyes)

  1. ox, bullock
  2. (Mexico) cuckold
  3. (Puerto Rico) packet, large amount of money

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Etymology

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

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