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bailo

Pronunciation: /ˈbaj.lo/

“bailo” is a Venetan word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. title and function borne by an envoy of the Most Serene Republic of Venice

Examples

  • El xe sta anbasador de ła Republica a Roma, Bailo (anbasador preso ła Porta Otomana) a Costantinopołi, senador e Procuratore de San Marco (1785).
  • Bravo e caro a parecia xente, el xe stà doxe de Candia e dó volte bailo a Costantinopoli.

From the Venetan Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Etymology

From Old Occitan baile, from Latin baiulus (“porter; steward”).

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