guayo

See also: guayó

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwaʝo/ [ˈɡwa.ʝo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwaʃo/ [ˈɡwa.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwaʒo/ [ˈɡwa.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aʝo
  • Syllabification: gua‧yo

Etymology 1

Of Caribbean origin, possibly Taíno.[1][2]

Noun

guayo m (plural guayos)

  1. (Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cuba, slang) grater

References

  1. ^ https://manicatotainoculturalcenter.weebly.com/taiacuteno-vocabulary.html
  2. ^ https://taino-facts.blogspot.com/2013/11/guaio-guayo-is-taino.html

Etymology 2

Verb

guayo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of guayar

References

  • Alba, Orlando (2004), Cómo hablamos los dominicanos: un enfoque sociolingüístico‎[1] (overall work in Spanish), Santo Domingo: Grupo León Jimenes, →ISBN

Further reading

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