pais

/ˈpeɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: pais
IPA: /ˈpeɪ/

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Meaning

noun

The country (ie: the jury); also, the people living in the district from where the jury is taken.

Obsolete; Uncountable

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A surname.

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Etymology

From Old French, equivalent to French pays (“country”).

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Pais

Usage

Inflected Forms

Paises (plural) PAISs (plural)

Phrases

Pais effect

Homonyms

pay

Rhymes With

days ways plays raise phase praise phrase pays stays essays displays rays

Questions

How do you pronounce pais?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpeɪ/.

What does pais mean?

The country (ie: the jury); also, the people living in the district from where the jury is taken.

Where does pais come from?

It is traced to Portuguese.

How to pronounce pais

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