Masculine

país

  1. (masculine) country (the territory of a nation)
  2. (masculine) country, land (a set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits)

Frequency

A1
Hyphenated as
pa‧ís
Pronounced as (IPA)
/paˈis/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from French pays, from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagēnsis, from Latin pāgus (“country”). Compare Sicilian pajisi, Italian paese.

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