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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xaˈɡwei/
- Rhymes: -ei
- Syllabification: ja‧güey
Noun
jagüey m (plural jagüeyes)
- (Latin America) any of several trees of the mulberry or fig family, especially Ficus citrifolia, the shortleaf fig
- Synonym: higuerón
- (Cuba, Mexico, South America) a pool, waterhole or reservoir
- Synonyms: pozo, presa, tanque, zanja, jagüel
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