(international standards)ISO 639-3 language code for Cuitlatec.
See also
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Wiktionary’s coverage of Cuitlatec terms
English
[edit]English Wikipedia has an article on:Guinea pig meatWikipedia
Etymology
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Borrowed from Peruvian Spanishcuy(“guinea pig”) (ultimately from Quechuaquwi(“guinea pig”)).
Pronunciation
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IPA(key): /ˈkui/
Noun
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cuy (uncountable)
guinea pig meat
Highland Popoluca
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Noun
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cuy
stick
tree
wood
References
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Elson, Benjamin F.; Gutiérrez G., Donaciano (1999), Diccionario popoluca de la Sierra, Veracruz (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 41)[1] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., →ISBN, page 21
Spanish
[edit]Cuyes
Alternative forms
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cui, cúi, cuye, cuis, cuin, cuina
cuyo(El Salvador)
Etymology
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Borrowed from Quechuaquwi.
Pronunciation
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IPA(key): /ˈkui/[ˈkui̯]
Audio (Peru):
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Rhymes: -ui
Syllabification: cuy
Noun
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cuym (plural cuyes or cuys or cúis)
(Andes) guinea pig Synonym:conejillo de Indias
guinea pig meat (eaten especially in the Andes; see the Wikipedia article)
Further reading
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“cuy”, 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