Usage Note
Payés refers specifically to a traditional Catalan smallholder farmer, deeply tied to the cultural identity of Catalonia. The feminine form is payesa. The term is rarely used outside Catalan-speaking regions.
Examples
"El payés cultivaba su tierra con esmero."
Natural Translation
The peasant farmer tended his land with care.
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