hueva
See also: hüva
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ŏva f sg (“roe”), from Latin ōva n pl (“eggs”). Doublet of huevo (“egg”), from the Latin singular ōvum. Compare Portuguese ova.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hueva f (plural huevas)
- spawn (eggs of an aquatic organism)
- roe (mass of eggs)
- (colloquial) sloth, laziness
- Synonyms: desgana, flojera, negligencia, pereza
- Tenía que asistir a la escuela, pero le daba mucha hueva.
- He had to go to school, but he was overcome with laziness.
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Further reading edit
- “hueva”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014