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gaio.

Eurasian jay

4 characters1 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡajo/[ˈɡɑ.jʊ]/ˈɡajo/standard[ˈɡɑ.jʊ]standard
  1. Eurasian jay

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin gaius (“jay”). Cognate with Spanish gayo, French geai, English jay.

noun/ˈɡajo/[ˈɡɑ.jʊ]/ˈɡajo/standard[ˈɡɑ.jʊ]standard
  1. joy, merriment

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese gai (in analogy with its feminine version gaia), probably from Latin gaudium (“joy”), as borrowed from Old Occitan gai; alternatively of Germanic origin. Cognate with English gay and Italian gaio.

adj/ˈɡajo/[ˈɡɑ.jʊ]/ˈɡajo/standard[ˈɡɑ.jʊ]standard
  1. merry, playful

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese gai (in analogy with its feminine version gaia), probably from Latin gaudium (“joy”), as borrowed from Old Occitan gai; alternatively of Germanic origin. Cognate with English gay and Italian gaio.

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