huevazos

Spanish

Etymology

From huevos +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /w̝eˈbaθos/ [w̝eˈβ̞a.θos]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /w̝eˈbasos/ [w̝eˈβ̞a.sos]
• Rhymes: -aθos
• Rhymes: -asos
• Syllabification: hue‧va‧zos

Noun

huevazos m pl (plural only)

1. plural of huevazo
2. (colloquial) courage, bravery

   Synonyms: valentía, coraje

3. (colloquial) having brazen-faced, shameless, cheeky; to have some nerve, to be cheeky

Noun

huevazos m (plural huevazos)

1. (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], 2024 December 10