In the Dominican Republic, an individual born with malegonads, but who appears to have female external genitalia. They are often raised as girls until puberty, when they develop normal male genitalia. This is the result of a 5-alpha-reductase deficiency.
Origin
From Spanish expression huevo a los doce ("eggs at twelve").
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