huave
Spanish, adjective[ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝aβ̞e]
huave is spelled H-U-A-V-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 55 million words in written Spanish, the 260,274th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Huave is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “Huave” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Propio de o relativo a una etnia que se autodenomina odeput, habitan en Oaxaca desde el siglo V adC. La etnia…”.
What does huave mean in English?
adjective
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Propio de o relativo a una etnia que se autodenomina odeput, habitan en Oaxaca desde el siglo V adC. La etnia proviene del grupo aislado, nunca estuvieron totalmente sometidos, sobrevivieron a la conquista española.
noun: 1. Lengua aislada hablada por personas que viven en Oaxaca, correspondiente particularmente a los huaves. Es una lengua viva que se habla en los municipios de San Mateo del Mar, Salina Cruz. Es una lengua muy bien identificada, es también una de las lenguas modernas vivas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of huave
- huaves feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce huave?
- [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝aβ̞e]
- [uˈaβ̞e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is huave in Spanish?
huave appears about once in every 55 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).