noun, feminine/ˈw̝eba/plural: huevas
spawn (eggs of an aquatic organism); roe (mass of eggs); sloth, laziness
“Tenía que asistir a la escuela, pero le daba mucha hueva.” — He had to go to school, but he was overcome with laziness.
Synonyms: desgana, flojera, negligencia, pereza
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.