yeyo

English

Noun

yeyo (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of yayo.

Spanish

Etymology

Dialectal variant of desmayo (“faint, swoon”)

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈʝeʝo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.ʝo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃeʃo/ [ˈʃe.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʒeʒo/ [ˈʒe.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -eʝo
  • Syllabification: ye‧yo

Noun

yeyo m (plural yeyos)

  1. (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, slang) dizziness

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