cipayo

Portuguese

Noun

cipayo m (plural cipayos)

  1. Obsolete spelling of sipaio

Spanish

Etymology

Portuguese sipaio, from Persian سپاهی‎ (sipāhī, “soldier, horseman”), from سپاه‎ (sipāh, “army”).

Pronunciation
  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /θiˈpaɟ͡ʝo/, [θiˈpaʝo]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /siˈpaɟ͡ʝo/, [siˈpaʝo]

Noun

cipayo m (plural cipayos)

  1. sepoy
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