paio

See also: Paio

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish payo (“non-Romani”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈpa.ju]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈpa.jo]

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Noun

paio m (plural paios, feminine paia, feminine plural paies)

1. (colloquial) dude, man (losing its original meaning of non-Romani)

   Synonyms: soci, tio

   Aquell paio és estrany, no enraona amb ningú.

   That dude is weird, he doesn't listen to anyone.

2. (colloquial) gadjo (non-Romani)

   Era l’únic músic paio del grup.

   He was the only non-Romani musician in the group.

Further reading

• “paio” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “paio”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007