vaio

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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

1. dark gray
2. dark speckled
   • 13^th 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

vaio m (plural vai)

1. dark grey (color/colour)

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

From the above lemma, in reference to the color.

Noun

vaio m (plural vai)

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

Further reading

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

Etymology 3

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

Noun

vaio m (plural vai) (regional, dated)

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

Further reading

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

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vaio

1. first-person singular present indicative of vaiare

Anagrams

• avio, avio-, ovai

Portuguese

Verb

vaio

1. first-person singular present indicative of vaiar