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gaita.

bagpipes

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡaj.tɐ/Brazil[ˈɡaɪ̯.tɐ]Brazil/ˈɡaj.tɐ/Portugal
  1. bagpipes

    feminine
  2. harmonica (wind instrument)

    feminine
  3. accordion

    South-Brazil · feminine
  4. money; cash; dough

    Brazil · feminine · slang
  5. penis

    feminine · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Suggested derivations include: * Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 (gaits, “goat”), from Proto-Germanic *gaits, with semantic shift due to bagpipes being made of goat skin; * Ottoman Turkish (Turkish gayda), from Bulgarian гайда (gajda), possibly via Arabic غَيْطَة (ḡayṭa); * Old Galician-Portuguese guaita, from Proto-Germanic *wahta; * from the same root as Spanish gayo; * Hausa algaita, via a Berber language; * Suevic.

verb
  1. inflection of gaitar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of gaitar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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