sipaio

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Portuguese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Urdu سپاہی (sipāhī), from Persian (sepâhi, “soldier, horseman”), from (sepâh, “army”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈpaj.u/ [siˈpaɪ̯.u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈpaj.o/ [siˈpaɪ̯.o]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈpaj.u/

Hyphenation: si‧pai‧o

Noun[edit]

sipaio m (plural sipaios)

(historical, military) sepoy (native soldier of the East Indies)

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