bayuca

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /baˈʝuka/ [baˈʝu.ka] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /baˈʃuka/ [baˈʃu.ka] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /baˈʒuka/ [baˈʒu.ka] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -uka
  • Syllabification: ba‧yu‧ca

Noun

bayuca f (plural bayucas)

  1. tavern
    Synonym: taberna
    • 1642, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Las jácaras‎[1]:
      Si estoy enjaulado o no, el diablo tuvo la culpa, porque dio en chismoso el diablo y fue a avisar a la gura de que sin armas estaba envainado en la bayuca.
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Descendants

  • → Galician: baiuca

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