juey

Spanish edit

A group of blue land crabs

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Taíno juey (“crab”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈxwei/ [ˈxwei̯]
Rhymes: -ei
Syllabification: juey

Noun edit

juey m (plural jueyes)

(Puerto Rico) blue land crab (Cardisoma guanhumi)

Further reading edit

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

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