fueyu

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin fovea, with a change in gender or possibly through a Vulgar Latin form *foveum. Compare Galician foxo, Portuguese fojo, Spanish hoyo.

Noun

fueyu m (plural fueyos)

  1. hole

Further reading

  • “fueyu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “fueyu (noun 2)”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
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