cuy

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cuy

/ˈkui/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Peruvian Spanish cuy (“guinea pig”) (ultimately from Quechua quwi (“guinea pig”)).

noun

uncountable guinea pig meat

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"cuy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cuy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"cuy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cuy.

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@misc{cuy_2026,
  title = {cuy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cuy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}