playo

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈplaʝo/ [ˈpla.ʝo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ˈplaʃo/ [ˈpla.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˈplaʒo/ [ˈpla.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Audio (Costa Rica):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʝo
  • Syllabification: pla‧yo

Etymology 1

From playa.

Adjective

playo (feminine playa, masculine plural playos, feminine plural playas)

  1. (Latin America) shallow, flat

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English pliers.

Noun

playo m (plural playos)

  1. (Ecuador) pliers
  2. (slang, Costa Rica) homosexual

Further reading

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