What does mayo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word mayo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use mayo in Spanish.

The word mayo in Spanish means May, spring bouquet, maypole, as tall as a tree, as tall as a giraffe, pink rain lily, meow, like a breath of fresh air. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word mayo

May

nombre masculino (mes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En mayo se celebra a las madres en casi todos los países hispanos.
In May, mothers in almost all Hispanic countries are celebrated.

spring bouquet

nombre masculino (ramo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Puso un mayo en la puerta de la casa de su novia.
He left a spring bouquet at the door step of his girlfriends house.

maypole

nombre masculino (palo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pusieron un mayo alto de flores multicolores.
They erected a high maypole full of colorful flowers.

as tall as a tree, as tall as a giraffe

nombre masculino (alto) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ese muchacho está hecho un mayo, ya pasó a su padre.
That boy is as tall as a tree; he's already taller than his father.

pink rain lily

nombre masculino (planta y flor: Zephyranthes carinata)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El mayo crece sobre todo en la meseta central de México.
The pink rain lily grows primarily in the central plateau of Mexico.

meow

verbo intransitivo (dar maullidos)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

like a breath of fresh air

locución adverbial (ES: coloquial (inesperado, bueno)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
La promoción le vino como agua de mayo a Juan.
The promotion came like a breath of fresh air to Juan.

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