gaiato
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin (baculus) *caiatus (“cudgel-like (stick)”), from Latin caia (“cudgel”). The form (with medial i instead of expected j) may be due to influence from Mozarabic or Aragonese. Compare Spanish cayado.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gaiato m (plural gaiatos)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “gaiato” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -atu
- Hyphenation: gai‧a‧to
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
gaiato (feminine gaiata, masculine plural gaiatos, feminine plural gaiatas)
- funny, playful
- Synonyms: alegre, divertido, brincalhão
- sneaky (taking advantages of others for one's own benefit)
Noun edit
gaiato m (plural gaiatos, feminine gaiata, feminine plural gaiatas)
- a person displaying the characteristics above
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
gaiato