huevo

Definitions of huevo
  1. noun
    animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
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    types:
    freza, hueva, huevas, prole
    the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs
    type of:
    óvulo
    the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
  2. noun
    one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
  3. noun
    oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
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    type of:
    comida, producto alimenticio
    a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
  4. noun
    egg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water
    synonyms: huevo pasado por agua
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    types:
    huevo duro
    an egg boiled gently until both the white and the yolk solidify
    type of:
    plato
    a particular item of prepared food
  5. noun
    a person of subnormal intelligence
    synonyms: adoquín, alcornoque, animal, asno, babieca, badulaque, bambarria, batusino, berengo, berza, berzotas, bestia, besugo, bobelas, bobo, bolo, borde, borrego, botarate, bruto, burro, cebollino, chorra, ciruelo, cretino, estafermo, estúpido, forrapelotas, ganso, gilí, guajolote, guanajo, huevón, idiota, imbécil, macho, majadero, mamarracho, mameluco, mamerto, mamón, mastuerzo, melón, memo, mentecato, muermo, necio, oligofrénico, pandero, panoli, pavipollo, pavo, percebe, piernas, pollino, porro, pringado, pánfilo, retrasado, sinsustancia, soplagaitas, tarado, tiparraco, tipejo, tontaina, tonto, zambeque, zopenco, zulú, zángano
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    type of:
    crédulo, imbécil, ingenuo, inocente, simple
    a person lacking intelligence or common sense
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