Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paez

/paɪˈɛz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
paez
IPA
/paɪˈɛz/
15
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Native American people inhabiting the southwestern highlands of Colombia.

name

The language of these people.

name

A surname.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Páez (alternative) Paezes (plural)

Derived Forms

Paezan

Synonyms

Nasa

Rhymes With

says pres suarez cortez marquez fez valdez vasquez mendez baez cortes inez

Questions

How do you pronounce paez?
The recorded pronunciation is /paɪˈɛz/.
What does paez mean?
A Native American people inhabiting the southwestern highlands of Colombia.
Where does paez come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce paez

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