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English
Etymology
From Korean 가요 (gayo), 歌謠 (gayo), meaning Korean popular music.
Noun
gayo (uncountable)
- South Korean popular music (K-pop).
Anagrams
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Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ga‧yo
- IPA(key): /ˈɡajo/
Particle
gáyo (Basahan spelling ᜄᜌᜓ)
- exactly
Ladino
Etymology
From Latin gallus (“rooster”).
Noun
gayo m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling גאייו, plural gayos)
- rooster
Coordinate terms
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈɡaʝo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈɡaʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈɡaʒo/
- Rhymes: -aʝo
- Syllabification: ga‧yo
Etymology 1
Inherited from Late Latin gaius, from the Roman name Latin Gaius. Also see gaya and urraca.
Noun
gayo m (plural gayos)
- Eurasian jay, jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Occitan gai.
Adjective
gayo (feminine gaya, masculine plural gayos, feminine plural gayas)
- gay; merry
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
gayo
- first-person singular present indicative of gayar
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