jagüey
Spanish, noun/xaˈɡwei/
jagüey is spelled J-A-G-Ü-E-Y (6 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish, the 144,191st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jagüey is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “any of several trees of the mulberry or fig family, especially Ficus citrifolia, the shortleaf fig” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cualquiera de las especies de la familia de las moráceas, con hojas brillantes y fruto pequeño similar al…”.
What does jagüey mean in English?
noun
- 1
Latin-Americamasculineany of several trees of the mulberry or fig family, especially Ficus citrifolia, the shortleaf fig
- 2
Mexicomasculinea pool, waterhole or reservoir
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cualquiera de las especies de la familia de las moráceas, con hojas brillantes y fruto pequeño similar al higo. 2. Zanja que permite almacenar agua proveniente de escurrimientos superficiales.
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 jagüey
- jagüeyes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jagüey?
- /xaˈɡwei/
- [xaˈɣ̞wei̯]
- [xaˈɣ̞wej]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jagüey in Spanish?
jagüey appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).