English Etymology From Italian staio. Noun staio (plural staios or staia) (historical) fanega (various units of dry capacity and land area) Anagrams Ostia, ostia, TOISA, Saito, Toias, stoai, IOTAs, taosi, Oatis, iotas Italian Etymology Clipping of sestaio, sestario, from Latin sextārius. Pronunciation IPA(key): /ˈsta.jo/ Rhymes: -ajo Hyphenation: stà‧io Noun staio m (plural stai m or staia f or (archaic) staiora f) bushel (container) (unit of dry measure) bushel (historical, unit of measure) an ancient unit of surface area See also moggio Further reading staio on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it Anagrams Ostia, astio, osati, ostai, ostia, tiaso, tosai Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.