huevazos
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /w̝eˈbaθos/ [w̝eˈβ̞a.θos] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /w̝eˈbasos/ [w̝eˈβ̞a.sos] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aθos (Spain)
- Rhymes: -asos (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: hue‧va‧zos
Noun
huevazos m pl (plural only)
- plural of huevazo
- (colloquial) courage, bravery
- (colloquial) having brazen-faced, shameless, cheeky; to have some nerve, to be cheeky
Noun
huevazos m (plural huevazos)
- (rare, colloquial, derogatory) henpecked husband (a man who lets himself be ruled by his partner)
- Synonym: calzonazos
Further reading
- “huevazos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024