gaiteiro

Galician

A gaiteiro. Cantigas de Santa Maria, 13th century

Etymology

From gaita +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡajˈtejɾo̝/

Noun

gaiteiro m (plural gaiteiros, feminine gaiteira, feminine plural gaiteiras)

(music) bagpiper (one who plays the bagpipes)
(insect) dragonfly

Derived terms

a gaita para o gaiteiro (literally “[leave] the bagpipe for the piper”)

Adjective

gaiteiro (feminine gaiteira, masculine plural gaiteiros, feminine plural gaiteiras)

(derogatory) excessively enthusiastic or affectionate

References

Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “gayteyro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gaiteiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “gaiteiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gaiteiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From gaita +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈte(j).ɾu/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈte(j).ɾo/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈtɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈtej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈtej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈte.ɾu/

Hyphenation: gai‧tei‧ro

Noun

gaiteiro m (plural gaiteiros, feminine gaiteira, feminine plural gaiteiras)

(music) bagpiper (one who plays the bagpipes)
(music, South Brazil) accordionist (one who plays the accordion)

Related terms

gaitista

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