gavião
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Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese gavian, of uncertain origin. Possible etymologies include:
- From Latin gāvia (“kind of bird; seagull”), with the suffix -ão, or possibly through a Vulgar Latin *gavianus (compare Italian gabbiano); compare gaivota from the same etymon;
- From Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰 (*gabila, “sparrow hawk”).
Cognate with Galician gabián, Mirandese gabilan and Spanish gavilán.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gavião m (plural gaviões, feminine gaviã or gavioa, feminine plural gaviãs or gavioas)