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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /aɾˈɡaʝo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aɾˈɡaʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aɾˈɡaʒo/
- Rhymes: -aʝo
- Syllabification: ar‧ga‧yo
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Asturian argayu.
Noun
argayo m (plural argayos)
- (Spain) landslide
- Synonyms: corrimiento de tierra, desprendimiento, deslave
Verb
argayo
- first-person singular present indicative of argayar
Etymology 2
Compare Old French hargant.
Noun
argayo m (plural argayos)
- (obsolete) a type of clerical robe
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