vaio

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈva.jo/
  • Rhymes: -ajo
  • Hyphenation: và‧io

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin varius. Doublet of vario, which was borrowed.

Adjective

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vaio (feminine vaia, masculine plural vai, feminine plural vaie) (Tuscan or literary)

  1. dark gray
  2. dark speckled
    • 13th c., “Del Ginepro”, in Trattato dell'agricoltura [Treatise on Agriculture]‎[1], translation of Opus ruralium commodorum libri Ⅻ by Pietro De' Crescenzi, published 1605, page 266:
      Il suo legno è rosso e bello, e alquanto vaio
      Its wood is reddish and beautiful, and rather speckled

Noun

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vaio m (plural vai)

  1. dark grey (color/colour)

Further reading

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  • vaio1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

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From the above lemma, in reference to the color.

Noun

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vaio m (plural vai)

  1. (uncommon) Synonym of petit-gris
  2. (heraldry) vair

Further reading

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  • vaio2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 3

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From Vulgar Latin *valleus, derived from Classical Latin vallis (valley).

Noun

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vaio m (plural vai) (regional, dated)

  1. a small valley between steep faces
  2. a brook flowing in such a valley

Further reading

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  • vaio3 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 4

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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vaio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of vaiare

Anagrams

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Portuguese

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Verb

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vaio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of vaiar