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Paez

Paez noun: a Native American people inhabiting the southwestern highlands of Colombia.

Noun

Paez pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A Native American people inhabiting the southwestern highlands of Colombia.
    Synonyms:
    Nasa

Proper noun (1)

Paez

  1. The language of these people.

Proper noun (2)

Paez (plural Paezes)

  1. A surname.

Synonyms of Paez

Forms of Paez

Noun
alternative formPáez
Proper noun
pluralPaezes

Origin of Paez

Anglicization of Spanish Páez, of Galician origin, patronymic form of Paio (“Pelagio”), from Latin Pelagius

Words formed from Paez

Questions about Paez

What does Paez mean?
Paez means a Native American people inhabiting the southwestern highlands of Colombia.
What part of speech is Paez?
Paez can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Paez in the dictionary

  1. paesanos
  2. paesans
  3. Paestum
  4. PAET
  5. Paete
  6. Paez
  7. Paezan
  8. Paezes
  9. PAF
  10. PAFACA
  11. pafenolol

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