Paez

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Native American people inhabiting the southwestern highlands of Colombia. plural, plural-only
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The language of these people.
  2. 2
    A surname.

Synonyms

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nasa

Etymology

Anglicization of Spanish Páez, of Galician origin, patronymic form of Paio (“Pelagio”), from Latin Pelagius

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