gaiato

Catalan

Etymology

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

Noun

gaiato m (plural gaiatos)

  1. shepherd's crook

Derived terms

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡajˈa.tu/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈa.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡajˈa.to/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈa.to]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡajˈa.tu/, /ɡajˈja.tu/

  • Rhymes: -atu
  • Hyphenation: gai‧a‧to

Adjective

gaiato (feminine gaiata, masculine plural gaiatos, feminine plural gaiatas)

  1. funny, playful
    Synonyms: alegre, divertido, brincalhão
  2. sneaky (taking advantages of others for one's own benefit)

Noun

gaiato m (plural gaiatos, feminine gaiata, feminine plural gaiatas)

  1. a person displaying the characteristics above
    1. a funny person
      Synonym: palhaço
    2. a trickster, a crook
      Synonym: malandro

Verb

gaiato

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gaiatar
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