noun, masculine/ˈbwei/plural: bueyes
ox, bullock, steer; guy, dumb, dude (depends on context and intonation, also denotes surprise, colloquially pronounced güey); cuckold; packet, arm and a leg (large amount of money)
Synonyms: cornudo, riñón
Inherited from Old Spanish buey, from Vulgar Latin *boem for Latin bovem (compare Italian bue), accusative singular of bōs. The variants güey and wey represent a neutralization of the clusters /bw/ and /gw/. Doublet of bife.