I was reading some Spanish grammar stuff, and it mentioned the word "cuyo" as basically meaning "whose". I've literally never heard of this word before, and I've studied Spanish since middle school and even spoken it with people conversationally, so I'm very confused.

It seems like this would be a really common word, but I swear I've never encountered it before. Is it regional, or rarely used, or have I just managed to overlook it for years?

  • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    I have never heard of this before

    Then again, most of my Spanish learning was very informal and very, very Puerto Rican

    • FunkyStuff [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Hey, I'm Puerto Rican and I hear it all the time, don't put that on us!

      • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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        3 years ago

        All I'm saying is my parents have never once used cuyo around me

        And that's with my mom and dad being mainly Spanish speakers too

        • FunkyStuff [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          Yeah it would probably be pretty rare in just a home environment, kind of like whom I guess. But it's not uncommon in daily conversations and lectures.