poyo

English

Noun

poyo (uncountable)

1. (West Africa) palm wine

Anagrams

• yoop, yopo

Malay

Etymology

Probably from Spanish pollo (“chicken”). It said that this word was introduced by the Portuguese in 19th century and used in the sense of "cocky".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pojo/
• Rhymes: -ojo, -jo, -o

Adjective

poyo

1. (slang) proud of oneself; to feel oneself as better than the others (in a rather uneasy manner).

   Kau ni poyo lah.

   You're so full of yourself.

2. (slang, sarcastic) showy, gaudy
3. (slang) lame, pathetic.

   Poyolah cerita ini. Setengah jalan je aku tertidur.

   This show sucked. I dozed off halfway through [watching it].

Further reading

“poyo” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish poyo, from Latin podium, whence also podio, a borrowed doublet. Akin to Catalan puig, French puy, Italian poggio.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoʝo/ [ˈpo.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈpoʝo/ [ˈpo.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈpoʃo/ [ˈpo.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈpoʒo/ [ˈpo.ʒo]

• Rhymes: -oʝo
• Syllabification: po‧yo
• Homophone: pollo (in dialects with yeísmo)

Noun

poyo m (plural poyos)

1. a bench of stone or other material that is attached to a door

Related terms

• apoyar
• podio

 

Further reading

• “poyo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014