Etymology

pais

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Today it means: The country (ie: the jury); also, the people living in the district from where the jury is taken. Full definition →

French pays
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pais · noun1

  1. French · derived frompays“country”
  2. English todaypais

From Old French, equivalent to French pays (“country”).

Pais · proper noun2

  1. Portuguese · borrowed fromPais
  2. English todayPais

Borrowed from Galician and Portuguese Pais.

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