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Mayo
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mayo mayó
English
Etymology 1
The name of the village and county in Ireland is from en ga Maigh Eo plain of yew trees.
Pronunciation
en /ˈmeɪəʊ/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mayo.wav Southern England
en /ˈmeɪoʊ/ GA,CA
en /ˈmæɪəʉ/ AU
en /ˈmæɪɐʉ/ NZ
Proper noun
en county c/Ireland.
en village co/Mayo c/Ireland.
en townland co/Down cc/Northern Ireland.
en municipality rcomun/Papineau p/Quebec c/Canada.
en village terr/Yukon c/Canada.
en town/county seat co/Lafayette County s/Florida c/USA.
en unincorporated community co/Mercer County s/Kentucky c/USA.
en CDP co/Anne Arundel County s/Maryland c/USA.
en CDP co/Spartanburg County s/South Carolina c/USA.
Derived terms
county in Ireland en Mayoman, en Mayowoman
en Mayo scissors
Translations
county of Ireland
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 梅奧郡 Méiào Jùn
Irish: ga Maigh Eo, ga Contae Mhaigh Eo m
Macedonian: mk Ме́јо m
Manx: gv May Eo f
Russian: ru Мэ́йо m
Etymology 2
From the Middle English personal name enm Mayheu, equivalent to en Matthew.
Proper noun
s
en.
Etymology 3
From en mfy people of the riverbank, in reference to the Mayo River.
Noun
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A people indigenous to Mexico, living mainly in the northern states of Sonora and Sinaloa.
Synonyms
en Yoreme
Proper noun
A Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Mono people of northern Mexico.
References
Who Are the Mayos?". Arizona State Museum. University of Arizona.
Further reading
Mayo language
Mayo people
Etymology 4
+, Ivory Coast
Proper noun
en town in southwest c/Ivory Coast.
Anagrams
en amoy Amoy Moya moya
Cebuano
Alternative forms
ceb May. abbreviation
Etymology
ceb :bor es:mayo + 1
Pronunciation
ceb Ma yo
Proper noun
May
Verb
to do something in May
to write May in something
Quotations
ceb
See also
ceb Gregorian calendar months
Central Bikol
Etymology
bcl :bor es:mayo + 1
Pronunciation
bcl Ma yo
Proper noun
bcl proper noun
May
See also
Chavacano
Etymology
cbk es mayo.
Pronunciation
máyo
cbk jo ajo 2
cbk Ma yo
Proper noun
cbk proper noun Máyo
cbk Caviteño Cotabateño Ternateño Zamboanga May
Derived terms
cbk flores de Mayo
See also
French
Etymology
The municipality is named after en County Mayo in Ireland (derived from Irish via fr en -).
Pronunciation
[a:a_]
fr Ma yo
fr o 2
Proper noun
m
fr municipality rcm/Papineau r/Outaouais p/Quebec c/Canada
Derived terms
fr Mayolois, fr Mayoloise
German
Alternative forms
de Majo
Etymology
Shortened from de Mayonnaise.
Pronunciation
de /ˈmaːjo/
de De-Mayo.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f,s
de colloquial mayonnaise
Declension
f,s
Further reading
Hiligaynon
Etymology
hil :bor es:mayo + 1
Proper noun
May
hil Himabuyan obsolete
See also
Ilocano
Etymology
ilo :bor es:mayo + 1
Pronunciation
ilo Ma yo
Proper noun
May
See also
Karao
Etymology
kyj :bor es:mayo + 1
Proper noun
kyj proper noun
May
kyj Months
Maranao
Etymology
mrw :bor es:mayo + 1
Proper noun
May
See also
Masbatenyo
Etymology
msb :bor es:mayo + 1
Proper noun
msb proper noun
May
See also
month Previous: msb Abril; Next: msb Hunyo
msb Months
Portuguese
Noun
m
pt maio
Tagalog
Alternative forms
tl May abbreviation
tl May. abbreviation nonstandard
Etymology
tl :bor es:mayo + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
+
May
Related terms
tl Flores de Mayo
See also
Anagrams
tl amoy maoy Amoy amoy yamo