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Chüy Oblast
Chuy is a city in Uruguay. Chuy may also refer to: Places * Chüy District of Kyrgyzstan * Chüy Prospekti, a major avenue in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan * Chūy Qal‘eh, Iran * Chüy Region of Kyrgyzstan * ''Chüy'', the Kyrgyz name for the river Chu (river), Chu in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan * Chuy Stream, in Brazil and Uruguay * Chüy Valley, valley located in north Tian-Shan * Chüy, Kemin, village in the Kemin District, Chüy Region, Kyrgyzstan * Chüy, Kyrgyzstan, town in the Chüy District, Chüy Region, Kyrgyzstan * Posta del Chuy, historic landmark in Cerro Largo Department, Uruguay * Barra del Chuy People * Chuy Bravo (1956–2019), Mexican-American actor and entertainer * Don Chuy (1941–2014), American football player * Jesús "Chuy" García (born 1956), American politician * Chuy Sanchez (born 1990), Mexican professional footballer * Chuy Andrade (born 1956), a ring name of Espanto Jr. * Chuy Hinojosa (born 1946), politician Characters * Chuy Castillos, Cheech Marin's ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuy
Chuy () is a city in the extreme east of Uruguay, in the Rocha Department, northeast of Montevideo. It lies on the border with Brazil, separated from its Brazilian sister town of Chuí only by a shared avenue that serves as the border, and by the Arroyo Chuy (stream) to the east. Chuy's population is currently 9,675 residents as of 2011. Etymology The word "Chuy", according to most scholars, comes from the Tupi–Guarani language. The Indians had designated the small brook on whose banks the town would emerge with the same name. According to Daniel Granada, "Chui" was also the name the Indians gave a yellow-breasted bird, native and common in the marshes of the area. According to Tancredo Blotta, ''chuy'' is a compound word which should be translated as "river of brown water". The Brazilian historian Péricles Azambuja alludes to a rumor that the word (originally ''Chyu'') would have been brought by former tribes who migrated from the Andes. A Quechua word, ''achuy'' had the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
