huevo
/ˈw̝ebo/masculine
The English word egg is translated into Spanish as huevo.
huevo refers to the edible egg of a domestic fowl, or the contents of such an egg used as food.
Meaning: edible egg of a domestic fowl, the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of huevo is huevos.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈw̝ebo/
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers often mistakenly pronounce the initial 'h' in huevo as an aspirated 'h' (like 'house'), but it should be completely silent.
Did you know?
- The phrase tener huevos literally means 'to have eggs' but is used to describe someone who has great courage or 'guts'.
- To describe someone as huevo or huevón in some Latin American countries can mean they are lazy, though in others it is a friendly term for a friend.
- In Spain, the phrase me importa un huevo means 'I don't care at all' or 'I don't give a damn'.
Examples in context
- Él sacó un huevo.He took out one egg.Tatoeba #2698615 by emanuel81, translation #1360513 by CK
- ¡Coge el huevo dorado!Grab the golden egg.Tatoeba #1001485 by Shishir, translation #4398835 by XenoKat
- El huevo es un zigoto.An egg is a zygote.Tatoeba #1395805 by hayastan, translation #1399923 by marcelostockle
- Hola, ¿puede darme dos huevos, por favor?Hello, can you give me two eggs, please?
- Voy a preparar unos huevitos revueltos para el desayuno.I'm going to make some scrambled eggs for breakfast.
- 80 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are preparing breakfast in the kitchen.
- DanielSofía, ¿quieres un huevo frito?Sofía, do you want a fried egg?
- SofíaSí, Daniel, me gustaría mucho.Yes, Daniel, I would like that very much.
- DanielSolo queda un huevo en la nevera.There is only one egg left in the fridge.
- SofíaNo importa, uno es suficiente.It doesn't matter, one is enough.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “egg” translations and entries huevo, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
