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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Graius, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós, “Greek”). Doublet of greco.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡra.jo/
- Rhymes: -ajo
- Hyphenation: grà‧io
Adjective
graio (feminine graia, masculine plural grai, feminine plural graie)
- (literary, poetic, rare) Greek (of or pertaining to Greece)
- Synonyms: (uncommon) ellenico, (literary, rare) elleno, greco
Noun
graio m (plural grai, feminine graia)
- (literary, poetic, usually in the plural) Greek (person from Greece)
- Synonyms: (uncommon) ellenico, greco
Further reading
- graio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana