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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈɡwaʝo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈɡwaʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈɡwaʒo/
- Rhymes: -aʝo
- Syllabification: gua‧yo
Etymology 1
Noun
guayo m (plural guayos)
- (Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cuba, slang) grater
Etymology 2
Verb
guayo
- first-person singular present indicative of guayar
References
- Orlando Alba (2003) Cómo hablamos los dominicanos, Santo Domingo: Amigo del Hogar
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