cayo - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (2024)

Contents

  • 1 English
    • 1.1 Etymology
    • 1.2 Noun
    • 1.3 Anagrams
  • 2 Spanish
    • 2.1 Etymology
    • 2.2 Pronunciation
    • 2.3 Noun
      • 2.3.1 Descendants
    • 2.4 Further reading

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish cayo, from Taíno cayo (small island). Doublet of key.

Noun[edit]

cayo (plural cayos)

  1. (Latin America) A small island or ledge of rock in the water; a key.

Anagrams[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Taíno cayo (small island).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈkaʝo/ [ˈka.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈkaʃo/ [ˈka.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈkaʒo/ [ˈka.ʒo]

Noun[edit]

cayom (plural cayos)

  1. (geography) key (island)

Descendants[edit]

  • English: cay, cayo

Further reading[edit]

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