alergia al huevo
/aleɾxja al webo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "egg allergy" is alergia al huevo in Spanish.
This phrase refers to an immune system reaction that occurs when a person eats or touches eggs.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of alergia (allergy), al (a contraction of a meaning "to" and el meaning "the") and huevo (egg).
How does it change in a sentence?
While alergia al huevo is the standard way to refer to the condition using the singular, you can use the plural alergia a los huevos to refer to eggs in a general sense.
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers often mistakenly use the preposition de (of) instead of a (to). However, in Spanish, one has an allergy "to" something (alergia a). Avoid saying alergia de huevo.
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, the word huevo is commonly used as a slang term for testicles, making its use in casual conversation potentially ambiguous.
- The word huevo is used in many Spanish idioms to refer to courage, effort or intensity, such as ponerle huevos to describe working extremely hard.
- The word alergia was borrowed into Spanish from the German word 'Allergie', which was originally coined from Ancient Greek roots.
Examples in context
- El niño sufre de alergia al huevo, por lo que no puede consumir alimentos que lo contengan.The child suffers from an egg allergy, so he cannot consume foods that contain it.
- Soy alérgico al huevo.I am allergic to egg.
- Su alergia al huevo es muy severa.Her egg allergy is very severe.
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are checking the ingredients of a cake at a bakery.
- DanielSofía, ¿este pastel tiene huevo?Sofía, does this cake have egg?
- SofíaNo estoy segura, pregúntale al dependiente.I am not sure, ask the clerk.
- DanielEs que tengo una alergia al huevo.It is just that I have an egg allergy.
- SofíaTen mucho cuidado con los ingredientes.Be very careful with the ingredients.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries alergia, huevo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
