paio

Catalan

Etymology

From Spanish payo

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.jo/

(Central) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ju/

Noun

paio m (plural paios)

(colloquial) dude, man

Italian

Etymology 1

Back-formation as a masculine noun from the plural paia, from Latin paria (“even, equal”, neuter plural of pār).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpa.jo/, [ˈpäːjo]
Hyphenation: pà‧io

Noun

paio m (plural paia f)

pair
il secondo paio di nervi cranici ― the second pair of cranial nerves

tre paia di calzini ― three pairs of socks

Synonyms

coppia

Derived terms

Related terms

pari (see there for its descendants)

Etymology 2

Verb

paio

first-person singular present indicative of parere

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