iaio

Catalan

Etymology

From children's speech.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈja.ju]

IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [ˈja.jo]

Noun

iaio m (plural iaios, feminine iaia)

(informal or childish) grandfather; grandpa
Synonym: avi
(informal) any old man

Further reading

“iaio” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“iaio”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“iaio” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“iaio” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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