paio

From Spanish payo

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.jo/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ju/

paio m (plural paios)

1. (colloquial) dude, man

Back-formation as a masculine noun from the plural paia, from Latin paria (“even, equal”, neuter plural of pār).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.jo/, [ˈpäːjo]
• Hyphenation: pà‧io

paio m (plural paia f)

1. pair

   il secondo paio di nervi cranici ― the second pair of cranial nerves

   tre paia di calzini ― three pairs of socks

• coppia

• appaiare
• spaiare

• pari (see there for its descendants)

paio

1. first-person singular present indicative of parere