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English
Etymology
Derived from Huey, applied by extension to all helicopters, during the Vietnam War.
Pronunciation
Noun
huey (plural hueys)
- (US, slang, dated) A helicopter.
Anagrams
Classical Nahuatl
Noun
huēy (inanimate)
- Alternative spelling of huēyi
References
- James Lockhart (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford University Press, page 218