la hueva
-the roe
See the entry for hueva.

hueva

la hueva(
weh
-
bah
)
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. roe
Los pescadores están vendiendo hueva de bacalao.The fishermen are selling cod roe.
a. roe
Sirvieron hueva curada en la gala.They served cured roe at the gala.
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(idleness)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
(Central America)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
a. laziness
Maldita hueva, ¡sal de este cuerpo chambeador!Cursed laziness, leave this hardworking body!
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Qué hueva me da ir a la escuela en la noche.Going to school at night makes me feel so lazy.
Ya me entró la hueva. Mejor terminamos esto mañana.I'm starting to feel lazy. Let's finish this tomorrow.
c.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Deja de echar hueva y termina la tarea.Stop being a bum and finish your homework.
Hoy mi único plan es tirar la hueva.Today my only plan is to lay around.
4.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
(male genitalia) (Andes)
Regionalism used in Chile
(Chile)
a. ball
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Weón, se te ven las huevas.Dude, I can see your balls.
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