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/Sounds like "gee" (as in "geese") + "KOY"/

Meaning

A small, round squash widely used in Guatemalan cooking, boiled, fried or stuffed. Humble but essential, the güicoy shows up in soups, stews and market stands across the country.

Examples

Mom made pumpkin soup with güicoy from the garden.

Grab a güicoy from the market for tonight's stew.

Regional synonyms

An extremely boring and tedious person or situation. In Spain, a tostón is someone who talks nonstop about topics nobody cares about, or any activity that drags on way past the point anyone can stand it.