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payo.

non-Romani person

4 characters1 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpaʝo/[ˈpa.ʝo]/ˈpaʝo/[ˈpa.ʝo]

  1. non-Romani person

  2. non-Muslim person

    derogatory
Where this word comes from

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)”). Compare Asturian playu.

noun/ˈpaʝo/[ˈpa.ʝo]/ˈpaʝo/[ˈpa.ʝo]

  1. non-Romani person; gadjo

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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)”). Compare Asturian playu.

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