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Spanish
Etymology
From pijuy + -o, cf. cuyo (“guinea pig”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /piˈxuʝo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /piˈxuʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /piˈxuʒo/
- Rhymes: -uʝo
- Syllabification: pi‧ju‧yo
Noun
pijuyo m (plural pijuyos)
- (El Salvador) Alternative form of pijuy
- (colloquial, El Salvador) thin and small boy or man
Usage notes
- In the sense of thin and small person, the term is rarely, if ever, applied to women.
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