cayo

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noun

A small island or ledge of rock in the water; a key.

OriginSpanish cayo ← Taíno cayo →
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Meanings

cayo1

nouncayo (plural cayos)

plural cayos

  1. Latin AmericaA small island or ledge of rock in the water; a key.

Cayo2

proper nounCayo (plural Cayos)

plural Cayos

  1. A surname.
proper noun
  1. A district in the west of Belize. Capital: San Ignacio.

Origin

cayo · noun

  1. Taínocayo“small island”
  2. Spanishcayo
  3. Englishcayo

Borrowed from Spanish cayo, from Taíno cayo (“small island”). Doublet of key.

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Cayo · proper noun, proper noun

From the Spanish surname, Spanish equivalent of Gaetano. Also compare cayo (“cay”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

cayo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cayo

MLA

“cayo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cayo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cayo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cayo.

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