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cuy

/ˈkui/

cuy noun: guinea pig meat.

Noun

cuy (uncountable)

  1. guinea pig meat

Origin of cuy

Borrowed from Peruvian Spanish cuy (“guinea pig”) (ultimately from Quechua quwi (“guinea pig”)).

Questions about cuy

What does cuy mean?
Cuy means guinea pig meat.
What part of speech is cuy?
Cuy is a noun.
How do you pronounce cuy?
Cuy is pronounced /ˈkui/.

Words near cuy in the dictionary

  1. Cuxham with Easington
  2. Cuxhaven
  3. cuxiú
  4. cuxiús
  5. Cuxton
  6. cuy
  7. Cuyahoga
  8. Cuyahoga County
  9. Cuyahoga Falls
  10. Cuyama
  11. Cuyamungue

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