guay

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Alternative forms

Interjection

guay (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling גואי)

  1. woe!

Derived terms

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwai/
  • Rhymes: -ai
  • Syllabification: guay

Etymology 1

Unknown, maybe related to French gai, Italian gaio, English gay, of Germanic origin, or from Arabic كُوَيِّس (kuwayyis, “good”).

Interjection

guay

  1. (Spain) cool, terrific

Adjective

guay m or f (masculine and feminine plural guay or guais)

  2. (Spain, colloquial) cool, terrific
    Synonyms: chachi, bacán, chévere, chido; see also Thesaurus:guay
Usage notes
  • This adjective is most often treated as invariable, with the form guay being used regardless of gender or number; however, the plural form guais is also often found. Hence, “They're very cool” may be expressed either as son muy guay or as son muy guais.

Adverb

guay

  1. (Spain, slang) cool, terrific
Usage notes

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Spanish guay (“woe”), from Latin vae (“woe”) or Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹 (wai, “woe”), the latter from Proto-Germanic *wai, both from Proto-Indo-European *wai. Cognate with Portuguese guai, Catalan guai and Italian guai.

Interjection

guay

  2. (obsolete) woe! (expresses grief)
    Synonym: ay

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