"faio" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfa.jo/ Forms: fai [plural]
Rhymes: -ajo Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Phaius, from Ancient Greek φαιός (phaiós, “grey”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|mul|Phaius}} Borrowed from translingual Phaius, {{der|it|grc|φαιός||grey}} Ancient Greek φαιός (phaiós, “grey”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} faio m (plural fai)
  1. any plant of the Phaius taxonomic genus Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-faio-it-noun-CfdICJv1 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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