sinjo

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay sinyo, from Portuguese senhor, from Latin senior. Doublet of senior, señor, sinjeur, and sinjoor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪn.joː/

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• Hyphenation: sin‧jo

Noun

sinjo m (plural sinjo's, no diminutive)

1. a man of partly native Indonesian and partly European descent

   Hypernym: Indo

   Coordinate term: nonna

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sīmius.

Noun

sinjo m (plural sinjos) (ORB, broad)

1. monkey

References

• singe in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• sinjo in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu