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güero

/ˈɡweɾo/

adjective/ˈɡweɾo/

having pale skin and/or blond hair; whitey

Ultimately from huero (“empty”), from the phrase huevo huero (“an empty egg that was lost during incubation”). The phrase huevo huero became associated with a sick person, and from this association came the association with the color white.

noun, masculine/ˈɡweɾo/plural: güeros

güero is masculine in Spanish.

a person with light skin and/or blond hair

“¿Qué onda, güero?” — What's up, whitey?

Ultimately from huero (“empty”), from the phrase huevo huero (“an empty egg that was lost during incubation”). The phrase huevo huero became associated with a sick person, and from this association came the association with the color white.