ayo

See also: Ayo and ayó

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɪoʊ/

Etymology 1

Interjection

ayo

  1. (African American Vernacular, informal) A greeting.
    • 2004, Michael Daniel Baptiste, Cracked Dreams, page 73:
      "Ayo, Red. It's the homie Spits on the jack for you, blood." "Ayo, homeboy," said Red as he excitedly picked up the telephone receiver. "What's up, fool?"
    • 2007, Reginald L. Hall, In Love with a Thug, page 38:
      “Ayo, wassup, girl,” he said to Keisha as he continued to walk toward the back area where I stood. ... “Ayo, wassup, playa?
    • 2007, Tony J. Ward, Jr., I've Got to Make It to Heaven for Going Through Hell: Part 1, page 39:
      Ayo Toine, you think they'd put me down?
    • 2007, Nikki Turner, Christmas in the Hood, page 289:
      "Ayo, fam, you a'ight down there?" Victorious's cell mate asked.
    • 2008, Treasure Hernandez, Resurrection, page 106:
      "Ayo, ma, where you going?" a dude asked her as she walked by him.
    • 2008, Ashley JaQuavis, The Trophy Wife, page 103:
      "Ayo, Kalil!" a man's voice said from amidst the crowd. Kalil looked up and saw his lil' man, Peanut, distributing packets of heroin and taking money from the fiends.
    • 2010, R Green Damon, Somethin' to Think about, page 197:
      "Ayo, Cee, listen to this shit here," said Matt, passing him his cell.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Yoruba

Noun

ayo

  1. (West African English) A strategy game.
Synonyms

See also

Anagrams

Classical Nahuatl

Noun

ayo (inanimate)

  1. Obsolete spelling of āyoh

Hiligaynon

Noun

ayô

  1. a pet name
  2. bargain, discount

Verb

ayô

  1. to ask or request

Indonesian

Interjection

ayo

  1. come on!

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish adiós and Portuguese adeus.

Interjection

ayo

  1. goodbye
  2. farewell

Portuguese

Noun

ayo m (plural ayos, feminine aya, feminine plural ayas)

  1. Obsolete spelling of aio

Spanish

Etymology

Presumed to be from the unattested Gothic *𐌷𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰 (*hagja), or from Latin avia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɟ͡ʝo/, [ˈaʝo]

Noun

ayo m (plural ayos, feminine aya, feminine plural ayas)

  1. Person who takes care of children; tutor

Further reading

Yoruba

Noun

ayo

  1. joy

Yurumanguí

Noun

ayo

  1. river

References

  • Prehistoria: Lenguas y dialectos indigenas de Colombia (Luis Duque Gómez, ‎Sergio Elías Ortiz, 1965), citing Romero's wordlist
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