jagüey

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈɡwei/ [xaˈɣ̞wei̯]
• Rhymes: -ei
• Syllabification: ja‧güey

Noun

jagüey m (plural jagüeyes)

1. (Latin America) any of several trees of the mulberry or fig family, especially Ficus citrifolia, the shortleaf fig

   Synonym: higuerón

2. (Cuba, Mexico, South America) a pool, waterhole or reservoir

   Synonyms: pozo, presa, tanque, zanja, jagüel

Further reading

• “jagüey”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16