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Meaning of paio | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[ˈpa.ju]

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Čeština gadžo nerom
English bro Dude gadje guy Random
Español gaché paya payo
Suomi valkolainen
Français gadjé gadji gadjo

Examples

“Aquell paio és estrany, no enraona amb ningú.”

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

“Era l’únic músic paio del grup.”

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

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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