Mayo

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See also: mayo and mayó

English

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Etymology 1

Derived from Irish Maigh Eo

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mayo

  1. A county of Ireland.
  2. A village in County Mayo, Ireland.
  3. A townland in County Down, Northern Ireland.
  4. A municipality of Papineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
  5. A village in Yukon, Canada.
  6. A town, the county seat of Lafayette County, Florida, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States.
  8. A census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.
  9. A census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States.
  10. A surname.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

Named after the Mayo River, whose name in Mayo means "people of the riverbank."

Noun

Mayo

  1. A people indigenous to Mexico, living mainly in the northern states of Sonora and Sinaloa.
Synonyms

Proper noun

Mayo

  1. An Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Mono people of northern Mexico.

References

  • Who Are the Mayos?". Arizona State Museum. University of Arizona.

Further reading

Etymology 3

 Mayo, Ivory Coast on Wikipedia

Proper noun

Mayo

  1. A town in southwest Ivory Coast.

Anagrams

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mayo.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ma‧yo
  • IPA(key): /ˈmajo/

Proper noun

Mayo

  1. May

See also

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mayo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmajo/
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧yo

Proper noun

Mayo

  1. May

Verb

Mayo

  1. to do something in May
  2. to write May in something

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Mayo.

See also

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish mayo.

Proper noun

Mayo

  1. May

See also

French

Etymology

The municipality is named after County Mayo in Ireland (derived from Irish via English).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.jo/
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧yo
  • Rhymes: -o

Proper noun

Mayo m

  1. A municipality of Papineau, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.

Derived terms

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Shortened from Mayonnaise.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːjo/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Mayo f (genitive Mayo, plural Mayos)

  1. (colloquial) mayonnaise

Declension

Further reading

  • Mayo” in Duden online
  • Mayo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mayo.

Proper noun

Mayo

  1. May
    Synonym: (obsolete) Himabuyan

See also

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mayo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmajo/
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧yo

Proper noun

Mayo

  1. May

See also

Karao

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mayo.

Proper noun

Mayo

  1. May

Maranao

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mayo.

Proper noun

Mayo

  1. May

See also

Masbatenyo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mayo.

Proper noun

Mayo

  1. May

See also

Portuguese

Noun

Mayo m (plural Mayos)

  1. Obsolete spelling of maio.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mayo.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mayo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌᜓ)

  1. May

See also