güero
Meaning
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having pale skin and/or blond hair; whitey
Hyphenated as
güe‧ro
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡweɾo/
Etymology
Ultimately from huero (“empty”), from the phrase huevo huero (“an empty egg that was lost during incubation”). The phrase huevo huero became associated with a sick person, and from this association came the association with the color white.
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