noun, masculine/ˈw̝ebo/plural: huevos
egg; spawn; testicle; guts, balls, courage; zygote
“poner un huevo” — to lay an egg
Synonyms: hueva, testículo, tanate, cojón, agallas, cojones, cigoto, óvulo
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm Proto-Italic *ōw(j)om Classical Latin ōvum Vulgar Latin *ŏvum Old Spanish hueuo Spanish huevo Inherited from Old Spanish hueuo, from Vulgar Latin *ŏvum, from Classical Latin ōvum, from Proto-Italic *ōw(j)om, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm, from *h₂éwis, possibly from *h₂ew-.