argayo

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Rhymes: -aʝo
Syllabification: ar‧ga‧yo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Asturian argayu.

Noun

argayo m (plural argayos)

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

Verb

argayo

first-person singular present indicative of argayar

Etymology 2

Compare Old French hargant.

Noun

argayo m (plural argayos)

(obsolete) a type of clerical robe

Further reading

“argayo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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