paio
التعريفات والمعاني
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish payo (“non-Romani”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [ˈpa.ju]
IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈpa.jo]
=== Noun ===
paio m (plural paios, feminine paia, feminine plural paies)
(colloquial) dude, man (losing its original meaning of non-Romani)
Synonyms: soci, tio
(colloquial) gadjo (non-Romani)
=== Further reading ===
Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “paio”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
“paio”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
Perhaps from Old Galician-Portuguese Paio, a personal name, from Late Latin Pelagius. Cognate with Portuguese paio, palaio.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈpajʊ]
=== Noun ===
paio m (plural paios)
caecum (intestine)
Synonym: paiolo
type of cured sausage
Synonym: paiolo
=== Adjective ===
paio (feminine paia, masculine plural paios, feminine plural paias)
simple, unsophisticated, unintelligent
Synonyms: pailán, paiolo
=== References ===
Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “paio”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “paio”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “paio”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “paio”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
== Hawaiian ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈpai̯.o/, [ˈpɐj.jo], (rapid speech) [ˈpɛj.jo]
=== Verb ===
paio(transitive)
to fight, to quarrel
Synonyms: hakakā, kaua
to contend
==== Derived terms ====
hoa paio (“opponent”)
hoʻopaio (causative)
=== Noun ===
paio
fight, quarrel, argument, conflict
Synonym: hakakā
=== Further reading ===
paio in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
== Italian ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
Back-formation as a masculine noun from the plural paia, from Latin paria (“even, equal”, neuter plural of pār). Cognate with Sicilian paru.
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /ˈpa.jo/
Rhymes: -ajo
Hyphenation: pà‧io
==== Noun ====
paio m (plural paia f)
pair
Alternative form: (central Italy) paro
Synonym: coppia
il secondo paio di nervi cranici ― the second pair of cranial nerves
tre paia di calzini ― three pairs of socks
===== Derived terms =====
appaiare
spaiare
===== Related terms =====
pari (see there for its descendants)
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Verb ====
paio
first-person singular present indicative of parere
== Makasar ==
=== Etymology ===
From pa- + io (“yes”).
=== Verb ===
paio (Lontara spelling ᨄᨕᨗᨐᨚ or 𑻣𑻱𑻳𑻬𑻶)
(transitive) to make someone say yes; to ask for someone's consent
=== Noun ===
paio (Lontara spelling ᨄᨕᨗᨐᨚ or 𑻣𑻱𑻳𑻬𑻶, definite paioa)
fate; assigned lot
=== Further reading ===
Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Homophone: Paio
Hyphenation: pai‧o
=== Noun ===
paio m (plural paios)
(cooking) a Portuguese enchido with pork meat, ticker than chourizo
(Portugal, informal) luck
=== See also ===
chouriço
=== Further reading ===
“paio”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“paio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026