cuy

== Translingual == === Symbol === cuy (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Cuitlatec. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Cuitlatec terms == English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Peruvian Spanish cuy (“guinea pig”) (ultimately from Quechua quwi (“guinea pig”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkui/ === Noun === cuy (uncountable) guinea pig meat == Highland Popoluca == === Noun === cuy stick tree wood === References === Elson, Benjamin F.; Gutiérrez G., Donaciano (1999), Diccionario popoluca de la Sierra, Veracruz (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 41)‎[1] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., →ISBN, page 21 == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃuj/ [ˈt͡ʃui̯] Rhymes: -uj Syllabification: cuy === Noun === cuy (slang) nonstandard form of coy (“bro; dude”) == Spanish == === Alternative forms === cui, cúi, cuye, cuis, cuin, cuina cuyo (El Salvador) === Etymology === Borrowed from Quechua quwi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkui/ [ˈkui̯] Rhymes: -ui Syllabification: cuy === Noun === cuy m (plural cuyes or cuys or cúis) (Andes Mountains) guinea pig Synonym: conejillo de Indias guinea pig meat (eaten especially in the Andes; see the Wikipedia article) === Further reading === “cuy”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025