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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈplaʝo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈplaʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈplaʒo/
- Rhymes: -aʝo
- Syllabification: pla‧yo
Etymology 1
From playa.
Adjective
playo (feminine playa, masculine plural playos, feminine plural playas)
- (Latin America) shallow, flat
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English pliers.
Noun
playo m (plural playos)
- (Ecuador) pliers
- (slang, Costa Rica) homosexual
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