Definition
A large edible land crab found in the Caribbean and Central America, also known as the purple crab or crab of the rocks.
Etymology
From a Caribbean indigenous language (likely Taíno or related Arawakan languages) through Spanish 'ayú.' The word entered English through colonial contact with the Caribbean islands.
Kelly Says
The ayuyu is famous for being able to climb trees and travel far inland—it's basically a crab that left the ocean lifestyle behind, and locals in the Caribbean consider it a delicacy!
Translations
ARالعربية
أَيْيُوْيُ
ay-yoo-yoo
BNবাংলা
আয়ুয়ু
a-yoo-yoo
CACatalà
ayuyu
ah-yoo-yoo
CSČeština
ayuyu
ah-yoo-yoo
DEDeutsch
ayuyu
ah-yoo-yoo
ELΕλληνικά
αἰγύυ
a-ee-yoo
ESEspañol
ayuyu
ah-yoo-yoo
FAفارسی
ایوئیو
ay-yoo-yoo
FRFrançais
ayuyu
ah-yoo-yoo
HEעברית
אייויו
ay-yoo-yoo
HUMagyar
ayuyu
ah-yoo-yoo
IDBahasa Indonesia
ayuyu
ah-yoo-yoo
ITItaliano
ayuyu
ah-yoo-yoo
MSBahasa Melayu
ayuyu
ah-yoo-yoo
MYမြန်မာ
အေယူယူ
a-yee-yoo-yoo
NLNederlands
ayuyu
ah-yoo-yoo
PLPolski
ayuyu
ah-yoo-yoo
PTPortuguês
ayuyu
ah-yoo-yoo
RORomână
ayuyu
ah-yoo-yoo
RUРусский
айюю
ay-yoo-yoo
SVSvenska
ayuyu
ah-yoo-yoo
SWKiswahili
ayuyu
ah-yoo-yoo
TEతెలుగు
ఆయ్యుయ్యు
a-yy-yoo-yoo
TRTürkçe
ayuyu
ah-yoo-yoo
UKУкраїнська
айюю
ay-yoo-yoo
VITiếng Việt
ayuyu
ah-yoo-yoo