hueva

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === güeva, huea, wea, güea === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /ˈw̝eba/ [ˈw̝e.β̞a] Rhymes: -eba Syllabification: hue‧va === Noun === hueva f (plural huevas) spawn (eggs of an aquatic organism) roe (mass of eggs) (colloquial, slang, Mexico, Chile, vulgar) sloth, laziness Synonyms: desgana, flojera, negligencia, pereza ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “hueva”, 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 “hueva”, 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