Sayão

[ sah-you, -yah-oo; Portuguese sah-youn ]
/ sɑˈyaʊ, -ˈyɑ u; Portuguese sɑˈyãʊ̃ /

noun

Bi·dú [bee-doo; Portuguese bih-doo] /ˈbi du; Portuguese bɪˈdu/, Balduina de Oliveira Sayão,1902–1999, Brazilian soprano.

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advocate
to give up possession or occupancy of.
to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly.
to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
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Example sentences from the Web for sayao

  • A sayao, or native war-dance, was given in honor of the men belonging to the chief, and it was acted by men brandishing spears.

    Filipino Popular Tales|Dean S. Fansler