guaje
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish guaje, from Classical Nahuatl huāxin.
=== Noun ===
guaje (plural guajes)
An edible seed of Leucaena esculenta.
=== Anagrams ===
gauje
== Asturian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈɡwahe/ [ˈɡwa.he]
Rhymes: -ahe
Syllabification: gua‧je
=== Noun ===
guaje m or f (plural guajes)
nonstandard 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)
(Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua) foolish, stupid
=== Noun ===
guaje m (plural guajes)
(Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua) fool, useless person, good-for-nothing
(Honduras, Mexico) bottle gourd
(Mexico) Leucaena esculenta
=== Further reading ===
“guaje”, 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
“guaje”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010