auyama

Spanish

Alternative forms

• ahuyama (Colombia)

Etymology

Probably from Taíno auyamá.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /auˈʝama/ [au̯ˈʝa.ma]

• 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)

1. (Venezuela, Colombia, Dominican Republic) squash

   Synonyms: ayote, calabaza, zapallo

Further reading

• “auyama”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28