argayo

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈɡaʝo/ [aɾˈɣ̞a.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈɡaʝo/ [aɾˈɣ̞a.ʝo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /aɾˈɡaʃo/ [aɾˈɣ̞a.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /aɾˈɡaʒo/ [aɾˈɣ̞a.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -aʝo
• Syllabification: ar‧ga‧yo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Asturian argayu.

Noun

argayo m (plural argayos)

1. (Spain) landslide

   Synonyms: corrimiento de tierra, desprendimiento, deslave

Verb

argayo

1. first-person singular present indicative of argayar

Etymology 2

Compare Old French hargant.

Noun

argayo m (plural argayos)

1. (obsolete) a type of clerical robe

Further reading

• “argayo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025