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Mayo

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See also: mayo and mayó

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology 1

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The name of the village and county in Ireland is from Irish Maigh Eo (“plain of yew trees”).

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Mayo

  1. A county of Ireland.
  2. A village in County Mayo, Ireland.
  3. A townland in County Down, Northern Ireland.
  4. A municipality of Papineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
  5. A village in Yukon, Canada.
  6. A town, the county seat of Lafayette County, Florida, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States.
  8. A census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.
  9. A census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States.
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Etymology 2

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From the Middle English personal name Mayheu, equivalent to Matthew.

Proper noun

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Mayo (plural Mayos)

  1. A surname.

Etymology 3

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From Mayo [Term?] (“people of the riverbank”), in reference to the Mayo River.

Noun

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Mayo

  1. A people indigenous to Mexico, living mainly in the northern states of Sonora and Sinaloa.
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Mayo

  1. A Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Mono people of northern Mexico.

References

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  • Who Are the Mayos?". Arizona State Museum. University of Arizona.

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Etymology 4

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 Mayo, Ivory Coast on Wikipedia

Proper noun

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Mayo

  1. A town in southwest Ivory Coast.

Anagrams

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Cebuano

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Spanish mayo.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈmajo/ [ˈmaː.jo]
    • Hyphenation: Ma‧yo

    Proper noun

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    Mayo

    1. May

    Verb

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    Mayo

    1. to do something in May
    2. to write May in something

    Quotations

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    For quotations using this term, see Citations:Mayo.

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    Central Bikol

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from Spanish mayo.

      Pronunciation

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      • Hyphenation: Ma‧yo
      • IPA(key): /ˈmajo/ [ˈma.jo]

      Proper noun

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      Mayo

      1. May

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      Chavacano

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      Etymology

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      Inherited from Spanish mayo.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ˈmajo/ [ˈma.jo]
      • Rhymes: -jo, -ajo
      • Hyphenation: Ma‧yo

      Proper noun

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      Máyo

      1. (Caviteño, Cotabateño, Ternateño, Zamboangueño) May

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      French

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      Etymology

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      The municipality is named after County Mayo in Ireland (derived from Irish via English).

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ma.jo/
      • Hyphenation: Ma‧yo
      • Rhymes: -o

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      Mayo m

      1. a municipality of Papineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada

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      German

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      Alternative forms

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      Etymology

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      Shortened from Mayonnaise.

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      Noun

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      Mayo f (genitive Mayo, plural Mayos)

      1. (colloquial) mayonnaise

      Declension

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      Declension of Mayo [feminine]
      singular plural
      indef. def. noun def. noun
      nominative eine die Mayo die Mayos
      genitive einer der Mayo der Mayos
      dative einer der Mayo den Mayos
      accusative eine die Mayo die Mayos

      Further reading

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      • “Mayo” in Duden online
      • “Mayo”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)

      Hiligaynon

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      Etymology

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        Borrowed from Spanish mayo.

        Proper noun

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        Mayo

        1. May
          Synonym: (obsolete) Himabuyan

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        Ilocano

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        Etymology

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          Borrowed from Spanish mayo.

          Pronunciation

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          • IPA(key): /ˈmajo/ [ˈmɐ.jo]
          • Hyphenation: Ma‧yo

          Proper noun

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          Mayo

          1. May

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          Karao

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          Etymology

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            Borrowed from Spanish mayo.

            Proper noun

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            Mayo

            1. May

            Maranao

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            Etymology

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              Borrowed from Spanish mayo.

              Proper noun

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              Mayo

              1. May

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              Masbatenyo

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              Etymology

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                Borrowed from Spanish mayo.

                Proper noun

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                Mayo

                1. May

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                Portuguese

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                Noun

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                Mayo m (plural Mayos)

                1. obsolete spelling of maio

                Tagalog

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                Alternative forms

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                Etymology

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                  Borrowed from Spanish mayo.

                  Pronunciation

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                  Proper noun

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                  Mayo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌᜓ)

                  1. May
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