cipayo
Portuguese
Noun
cipayo m (plural cipayos)
Spanish
Etymology
From Portuguese sipaio, from Persian سپاهی (sepâhi, “soldier, horseman”), from سپاه (sepâh, “army”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cipayo m (plural cipayos)
- sepoy
- (Latin America, derogatory) a local who serves foreign interests
Further reading
- “cipayo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- es:Military