cayo

See also: Cayo, cayó, and ca̱yo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cayo, from Taíno cayo (“small island”). Doublet of key.

Noun

cayo (plural cayos)

1. (Latin America) A small island or ledge of rock in the water; a key.

Anagrams

• acoy, CYOA, coya

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Taíno cayo (“small island”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaʝo/ [ˈka.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈkaʝo/ [ˈka.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈkaʃo/ [ˈka.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈkaʒo/ [ˈka.ʒo]

• Rhymes: -aʝo
• Syllabification: ca‧yo
• Homophone: callo

Noun

cayo m (plural cayos)

1. (geography) key (island)

Descendants

• → English: cay, cayo

Further reading

• “cayo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28