gaiato

gaiato

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈa.tu/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈa.tu]

• (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

Related terms

• gaiatice
• gaiatar
• agaiatado

Verb

gaiato

1. first-person singular present indicative of gaiatar