bayo

American  

[bey-oh] / ˈbeɪ oʊ /

noun

Chiefly Northern California.

• bayos
  plural

1. a pinto or chili bean.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• bayos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of bayo

First recorded in 1850–55; presumably from Latin American Spanish (frijol) bayo, the name for a reddish-colored bean; see bay ⁵

Example Sentences

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bayo

On landing we had taken advantage of the creek or bayo, and thus come up by water within two miles of the cultivated country.

From The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815 by G. R. (George Robert) Gleig

The weather was now getting warm, when one afternoon about four o'clock, an elderly negro rode up to the Cerro, mounted on a very poor-looking old "bayo," or cream-coloured horse.

From Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay by William C. Tetley

He appeared to be well mounted on a good-looking "bayo," or cream horse, with a black mane and tail, and he was leading a "saino," or brown, with a white star on his forehead.

From Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay by William C. Tetley