argayo

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /aɾˈɡaʝo/ [aɾˈɣ̞a.ʝo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /aɾˈɡaʃo/ [aɾˈɣ̞a.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /aɾˈɡaʒo/ [aɾˈɣ̞a.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aʝo
  • Syllabification: ar‧ga‧yo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Asturian argayu.

Noun

argayo m (plural argayos)

  1. (Spain) landslide
    Synonyms: corrimiento de tierra, desprendimiento, deslave

Verb

argayo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of argayar

Etymology 2

Compare Old French hargant.

Noun

argayo m (plural argayos)

  1. (obsolete) a type of clerical robe

Further reading

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