huilo

See also: hui̱lo̱'

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈw̝ilo/ [ˈw̝i.lo]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: hui‧lo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl huila (“a crippled person”).

Alternative forms

• güilo

Adjective

huilo (feminine huila, masculine plural huilos, feminine plural huilas)

1. (colloquial, Mexico) crippled

   Synonym: tullido

Noun

huilo m (plural huilos, feminine huila, feminine plural huilas)

1. (colloquial, Mexico) a crippled person

Etymology 2

Verb

huilo

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of huir combined with lo

Further reading

• “huilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16