yóquey

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English jockey.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝokei/ [ˈɟ͡ʝo.kei̯]

• 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)

1. jockey

Further reading

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