juey

Spanish

A group of blue land crabs

Etymology

Borrowed from Taíno juey (“crab”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxwei/ [ˈxwei̯]
• Rhymes: -ei
• Syllabification: juey

Noun

juey m (plural jueyes)

1. (Puerto Rico) blue land crab (Cardisoma guanhumi)

Further reading

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