cipayo

Portuguese

Noun

cipayo m (plural cipayos)

  1. obsolete spelling of sipaio

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese sipaio, from Persian سپاهی (sepâhi, “soldier, horseman”), from سپاه (sepâh, “army”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /siˈpaʃo/ [siˈpa.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /siˈpaʒo/ [siˈpa.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aʝo
  • Syllabification: ci‧pa‧yo

Noun

cipayo m (plural cipayos)

  1. sepoy
  2. (Latin America, derogatory) a local who serves foreign interests

Further reading

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