huero

Spanish

Etymology

From dialectal gorar (“to incubate, brood”), related to Old Spanish engorar, compare Portuguese gorar (“to addle, miscarry”), thence of Celtic origin, compare Old Irish gorid (“to warm”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈw̝eɾo/ [ˈw̝e.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: hue‧ro

Adjective

huero (feminine huera, masculine plural hueros, feminine plural hueras)

  1. vain, empty, vacuous
    Synonyms: vano, vacío

Further reading

Tahitian

Noun

huero

  1. seed
  2. egg
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