cuy

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/ˈkui/

noun

guinea pig meat

OriginPeruvian Spanish cuy ← Quechua quwi →
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Meanings

nouncuy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableguinea pig meat

Origin

  1. Quechuaquwi“guinea pig”
  2. Peruvian Spanishcuy“guinea pig”
  3. Englishcuy

Borrowed from Peruvian Spanish cuy (“guinea pig”) (ultimately from Quechua quwi (“guinea pig”)).

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APA

cuy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuy

MLA

“cuy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cuy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuy.

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