Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /a ˈw̝ebo/ [a ˈw̝e.β̞o]
  • Syllabification: a hue‧vo

Adverb edit

a huevo

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Guatemala) forcedly having no choice and with great effort
    A huevo nos tocó cargar el piano.
    Whether we liked it or not we had to carry the piano.
    A puro huevo logré terminar los ejercicios.
    With inhuman effort I managed to finish the [school] exercises.
  2. (colloquial, idiomatic, Colombia, Ecuador) very cheap
  3. (colloquial, idiomatic, Spain) within reach, easily achievable, on a plate
    Venga, que te lo he puesto a huevo.
    Come on, I put it somewhere easy to reach.

Interjection edit

a huevo

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar, El Salvador, Mexico) That's so true!
    ¡A huevo! ¡Se me había olvidado!
    That's so true! I forgot about it!
  2. (colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar, El Salvador, Mexico) fuck yeah

Further reading edit