Combination of hey and yo ayo From Yoruba ayò, an abridged form of ayò ọlọ́pọ́n. ayo (uncountable) ayo (inanimate) ayô ayô From Malay ayuh, ayo, from Classical Malay ايوه‎ (ayuh), ايو‎ (ayo). Cognate of Malay ayuh, Javanese ayo (ꦲꦪꦺꦴ, “come on, let's, please”). ayo ayo From Spanish adiós and Portuguese adeus. ayo ayo m (plural ayos, feminine aya, feminine plural ayas) From Late Latin avius, masculinized from Latin avia (“grandmother”), whence Spanish aya. ayo m (plural ayos, feminine aya, feminine plural ayas) ayo ayo ayò