payo

== Central Bikol == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paˈjo/ [paˈjo] Hyphenation: pa‧yo === Noun === payó (Basahan spelling ᜉᜌᜓ) (anatomy) head (formal, literary) leader Synonyms: lider, puon (formal, literary) chief Synonym: hepe ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== == Central Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === payotl (Amecameca) payatl (Texcoco) === Noun === payo rebozo. == Northern Catanduanes Bikol == === Noun === payó (anatomy) head == Spanish == === Etymology === According to Ramón Menéndez Pidal, borrowed from Portuguese or Galician payo, from Portuguese or Galician Pelayo, from Latin Pelagius, so of the same origin as the Spanish name Pelayo and related to piélago (“sea (poetic term)”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aʝo Syllabification: pa‧yo === Adjective === payo (feminine paya, masculine plural payos, feminine plural payas) non-Romani person Synonym: gaché Antonym: calé (chiefly derogatory, Melilla) non-Muslim person === Noun === payo m (plural payos, feminine paya, feminine plural payas) non-Romani person; gadjo ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: paio === References === === Further reading === “payo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *payu (“agreement, consensus; harmony”). Compare Javanese ꦥꦪꦸ (payu), and Malay payu. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpajo/ [ˈpaː.jo] Rhymes: -ajo Syllabification: pa‧yo === Noun === payo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜌᜓ) advice; counsel Synonym: konseho ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === ayop, yapo, apyo, apoy == Temascaltepec Nahuatl == === Noun === payo rebozo == West Miraya Bikol == === Noun === payo (anatomy) head