Wiktionary

huevón

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm
Proto-Italic *ōw(j)om
Classical Latin ōvum
Vulgar Latin *ŏvum
Old Spanish hueuo
Spanish huevo
Spanish -ón
Spanish huevón

    From huevo (“egg, testicle”) + -ón (“person with”). Compare pelotudo.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /w̝eˈbon/ [w̝eˈβ̞õn]
    • IPA(key): /ɡweˈbon/ [ɡweˈβ̞õn]
    • IPA(key): (Chile) /w̝eˈon/ [w̝eˈõn]
    • Rhymes: -on
    • Syllabification: hue‧vón

    Noun

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    huevón m (plural huevones, feminine huevona, feminine plural huevonas)

    1. (colloquial, Mexico) lazy person; loafer
      Synonyms: flojo, holgazán
    2. (colloquial, Latin America) stupid person
      Synonyms: tonto, pelotudo
    3. (colloquial, by extension, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina) man, dude, buddy (also used as an interjection)
      Synonyms: hombre; see also Thesaurus:tío
    4. (Venezuela, Chile, Peru, vulgar) asshole
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    Noun

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    huevón m (plural huevones)

    1. (literally) augmentative of huevo; large egg
    2. (colloquial) large testicle

    Adjective

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    huevón (feminine huevona, masculine plural huevones, feminine plural huevonas)

    1. (colloquial, Mexico) lazy
      Synonym: perezoso
    2. (vulgar, Central and South America) stupid
      Synonym: estúpido

    Usage notes

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    • Very often written weón in Chile.

    Further reading

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