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payao

payao noun: a raft used to attract and catch fish in Southeast Asia, particularly in the Philippines.

Noun

payao (plural payaos)

  1. A raft used to attract and catch fish in Southeast Asia, particularly in the Philippines.

Forms of payao

pluralpayaos

Origin of payao

From Cebuano payaw.

Questions about payao

What does payao mean?
Payao means a raft used to attract and catch fish in Southeast Asia, particularly in the Philippines.
What part of speech is payao?
Payao is a noun.
What is the plural of payao?
The plural of payao is payaos.

Words near payao in the dictionary

  1. Payan
  2. Payangan
  3. Payano
  4. Payanos
  5. Payans
  6. payao
  7. payaos
  8. Payapa
  9. Payar
  10. payara
  11. payaras

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