guay
See also: Guay
Ladino
Alternative forms
Interjection
guay (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling גואי)
- woe!
Derived terms
Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Unknown, maybe related to French gai, Italian gaio, English gay of Germanic origin or from Arabic كُوَيِّس (kuwayyis, “good”).
Interjection
guay
Adjective
guay m or f (masculine and feminine plural guay or guais)
- (Spain, colloquial) cool, terrific
- Synonyms: chachi, bacán, chévere, chido; see also Thesaurus:guay
Usage notes
- This adjective is most often treated as invariable, with the form guay being used regardless of gender or number; however, the plural form guais is also often found. Hence, “They're very cool” may be expressed either as son muy guay or as son muy guais.
Adverb
guay
Usage notes
- Sometimes expanded to guay del Paraguay or guay de Paraguay.
Etymology 2
From Latin vae (“woe”) or Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹 (wai, “woe”), from Proto-Germanic *wai, both from Proto-Indo-European *wai. Cognate with Portuguese guai and Italian guai.
Interjection
guay
Further reading
- “guay”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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