"cipayo" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /θiˈpaʝo/, [θiˈpa.ʝo], /siˈpaʝo/, [siˈpa.ʝo], /siˈpaʝo/, [siˈpa.ʝo], /siˈpaʃo/, [siˈpa.ʃo], /siˈpaʒo/, [siˈpa.ʒo], /siˈpajo/, [siˈpa.jo] Forms: cipayos [plural]
Rhymes: -aʝo Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese sipaio, from Persian سپاهی (sepâhi, “soldier, horseman”), from سپاه (sepâh, “army”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|pt|sipaio}} Borrowed from Portuguese sipaio, {{der|es|fa|سپاهی||soldier, horseman|tr=sepâhi}} Persian سپاهی (sepâhi, “soldier, horseman”) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} cipayo m (plural cipayos)
  1. sepoy Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cipayo-es-noun-n5~qQrb1 Categories (other): Military Disambiguation of Military: 100 0
  2. (Latin America, derogatory) a local who serves foreign interests Tags: Latin-America, derogatory, masculine
    Sense id: en-cipayo-es-noun-xG1h-Vgx Categories (other): Latin American Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 28 72

Inflected forms

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    },
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