No. 6,603 in Spanish
cayos
"Key" or "small island," typically referring to low-elevation, sandy islands in tropical regions.
In a sentence
Visité los cayos de la Florida durante las vacaciones.
I visited the Florida Keys during the vacation.
Here, 'cayos' refers to the small islands, particularly in the Florida region's archipelagos.
Pisé cayos por caminar descalzo en la playa.
I stepped on calluses from walking barefoot on the beach.
In this context, 'cayos' means calluses that can form on the skin.
Los pescadores atrapan muchos peces cerca de los cayos.
The fishermen catch many fish near the keys.
This sentence uses 'cayos' to indicate small islands, often good spots for fishing.
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