gaiato
Catalan
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editgaiato m (plural gaiatos)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “gaiato” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
- Rhymes: -atu
- Hyphenation: gai‧a‧to
Etymology 1
editAdjective
editgaiato (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
editgaiato m (plural gaiatos, feminine gaiata, feminine plural gaiatas)
- a person displaying the characteristics above
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editVerb
editgaiato
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/atu
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