yóquey

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English jockey.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝokei/ [ˈɟ͡ʝo.kei̯]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃokei/ [ˈʃo.kei̯]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒokei/ [ˈʒo.kei̯]

Rhymes: -okei
Syllabification: yó‧quey

Noun

yóquey m or f by sense (plural yoqueis)

jockey

Further reading

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

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