auyama

Spanish

Alternative forms

ahuyama (Colombia)

Etymology

Probably from Taíno auyamá.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /auˈʝama/ [au̯ˈʝa.ma]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /auˈʃama/ [au̯ˈʃa.ma]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /auˈʒama/ [au̯ˈʒa.ma]

Rhymes: -ama
Syllabification: au‧ya‧ma

Noun

auyama f (plural auyamas)

(Venezuela, Colombia, Dominican Republic) squash
Synonyms: ayote, calabaza, zapallo

Further reading

“auyama”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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