noun
huevos
noun
1
Short for huevos rancheros, a Mexican breakfast dish of fried eggs served on tortillas with tomato-chili sauce.
"We ordered huevos and coffee for breakfast."
2
(slang) Nerve, boldness, or courage.
"It took some huevos to argue with the boss like that."
How to Use Huevos
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the Mexican breakfast dish, or, as slang borrowed from Spanish, a bold way of saying someone has courage or nerve.
When to use it
The slang sense is casual and can be considered coarse in some contexts.
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Etymology
From Spanish huevos, the plural of huevo, meaning "egg."