guaje

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guaje, from Classical Nahuatl huāxin.

Noun

guaje (plural guajes)

1. An edible seed of Leucaena esculenta.

Anagrams

• gauje

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwa.he/

Noun

guaje m or f (plural guajes)

1. non-standard spelling of guaḥe

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl huāxin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwaxe/ [ˈɡwa.xe]
• Rhymes: -axe
• Syllabification: gua‧je

Adjective

guaje m or f (masculine and feminine plural guajes)

1. (Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua) foolish, stupid

Noun

guaje m (plural guajes)

1. (Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua) fool, useless person, good-for-nothing
2. (Honduras, Mexico) bottle gourd
3. (Mexico) Leucaena esculenta

Further reading

• “guaje”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014