robabueyes

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of roba (“to steal”) +‎ bueyes (“oxen”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˌrobaˈbweʝes/ [ˌro.β̞aˈβ̞we.ʝes] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ˌrobaˈbweʃes/ [ˌro.β̞aˈβ̞we.ʃes] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˌrobaˈbweʒes/ [ˌro.β̞aˈβ̞we.ʒes] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -eʝes
  • Syllabification: ro‧ba‧bue‧yes

Noun

robabueyes m or f by sense (plural robabueyes)

  1. (New Mexico) rustler; thief

References

  • Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish‎[1], Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN
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