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"Huevo" is a form of "huevo", a noun which is often translated as "egg". "Güevo" is a noun which is often translated as "ball". Learn more about the difference between "güevo" and "huevo" below.
el güevo(
gweh
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boh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (vulgar) (male genitalia) (Central America) (Mexico) (Puerto Rico)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
a. ball (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
El otro boxeador me dio sin querer en los güevos, ¡y me hizo un daño!The other boxer hit my balls without meaning to, and it hurt so much!
el huevo(
weh
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boh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (culinary)
2. (anatomy)
a. egg
Los ovarios son las glándulas donde se almacenan los huevos de la mujer.The ovaries are the glands where a woman's eggs are stored.
3. (vulgar) (male genitalia)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. ball (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Le di una patada en los huevos al ladrón que trató de robar mi cartera.I kicked the thief who tried to steal my purse in the balls.
4. (vulgar) (a lot of money)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. arm and a leg (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡Qué reloj tan chévere! Te debió costar un huevo.What a cool watch! It must have cost you an arm and a leg.
b. bomb (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Me encantaría ir al concierto pero las entradas cuestan un huevo.I'd love to go to the concert but tickets cost a bomb.
